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The World Cannot Afford a Second Maritime Meltdown in the Red Sea

As the Strait of Hormuz buckles under the weight of war, a reckless axis of actors—driven by Abu Dhabi and executed by its clients in Addis Ababa—threatens to turn the Horn of Africa into a global economic catastrophe. At a moment when the Strait of Hormuz is already under severe

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Crossing the Line: Sudan’s Stern Warning and Ethiopia’s Dangerous Proxy War

Khartoum has stopped hinting and started naming the line it says Addis Ababa has crossed. In a press statement issued  Monday, March 2, 2026 , Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had monitored drones entering Sudan  “from inside Ethiopian territory”  throughout February a

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Somalia Scraps UAE Security Deals as Regions Push Back

Somalia’s Council of Ministers has formally terminated all bilateral security and defence agreements with the United Arab Emirates, marking one of the most consequential foreign-policy moves taken by the federal government in recent years. In a cabinet decision adopted on Sunday,

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Fake Faces, Real Agendas: How UAE’s Disinformation Web Targets Somalia and Sudan

When a hijab-wearing influencer posts about her love for Somalia or her prayers for peace in Sudan, most viewers scroll past without suspicion. But behind some of those polished smiles, there’s no real woman at all — only an image stolen, edited, and deployed for propaganda. A B

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The Red Sea Corridor and the Battle for the Region’s Soul

There are battlefields defined by tanks and trenches, and there are those fought in boardrooms, backchannels, and behind closed doors - silent but no less brutal.  The Red Sea corridor is one such battleground. It is not simply a waterway. It is the spine of global commerce, the

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