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Kenya’s deployment to Haiti would contribute towards the country’s role in enhancing global peace and security.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge is already affecting global supply chains.
We’ll need to learn the lessons from this disaster.
The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
For nearly 500 years, priests and imams justified slavery on the basis of a misunderstood passage of the Bible.
Climate change is often seen as solely a technical problem. This is a misguided belief. Understanding how to build a better world begins, and ends, with understanding the societies which inhabit it.
The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
The persistence of the Al-Shabaab terror group has convinced Turkey it needs to provide more active military support in Somalia.
A recent ruling from the Supreme Court of Alabama implies frozen embryos are legally equivalent to living children. This creates risks for IVF providers, and therefore problems for patients.
Mexico claims that US firearm manufacturers are fueling illegal cross-border gun trafficking and violent crime abroad.
Kosovo is under pressure from the US and EU to give in to some of Serbia’s demands.
NATO members, particularly those in eastern Europe, fear a Russian invasion of their territory. By stationing some of its nuclear weapons in the U.K. again, the U.S. could ease those fears.
Australia lags the US and Canada when it comes to involving Indigenous people in projects on their land. With the growth of renewable energy we have an opportunity to make a fresh start.
Canada is wasting resources, and legitimacy, conserving species that are not endangered elsewhere. Transparent cross-border considerations should inform all new conservation laws.
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
Niger’s recent military romance with Russia could escalate tensions with France, regional allies and the European Union.
Cuba’s economy – saddled by US sanctions and ill-timed reforms – is in dire straits.
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