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Palestinian Elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Postpones Legislative and Presidential Elections to 2027
5 sources · 12d ago
Great Lakes Conflict
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila Launches Coalition With M23 Rebels to Oust Tshisekedi
3 sources · 10d ago
Diplomatic Crisis
Britain Warns It Will Expel 27 Israeli Diplomats if East Jerusalem Consulate Is Closed
8 sources · 17d ago
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ExplainerProperty Law
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Islamic Legal Scholars 40%Civil Property Jurists 35%Urban Planners 25%
ExplainerMaritime Law
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UNCLOS Traditionalists 45%Historical Rights Advocates 35%Archipelagic Sovereignty Defenders 20%
Deep DiveTransboundary Water Law
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Supranational Regulators 40%National Sovereignty Advocates 35%Hydrogeological Realists 25%
ExplainerInland Navigation
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Legal Institutionalists 35%Logistics & Heavy Industry 35%Ecological Adaptation Advocates 30%
ExplainerInfrastructure History
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Bio-Security Regulators 45%Conservation and Indigenous Defenders 40%Hemispheric Integration Advocates 15%
Deep DiveBorder Disputes
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The State of Pakistan 40%The Afghan State 35%Pashtun Border Communities 25%
ExplainerGrid Reliability
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Grid Reliability Coordinators 45%Distribution Utilities 35%Industrial Consumers 20%
ExplainerArctic Diplomacy
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Norwegian Sovereignty Advocates 40%Russian Strategic Interests 35%Global Science Collaborators 25%
Border TradeNew Yalu River Bridge
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Regional Commerce Advocates 35%Sanctions Monitors 35%Diplomatic Observers 30%
Arctic SovereigntyGreenland
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U.S. Administration 35%Greenlandic Government 35%Defense Analysts 30%
Deep DiveNuclear Disarmament
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Non-Proliferation Advocates 40%Global South Diplomats 35%Security Realists 25%
ExplainerMaritime Law
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Traditional Inhabitants 40%Australian Border Security 35%Marine Conservationists 25%
ExplainerAsylum Policy
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Border States 40%Destination States 40%Human Rights Organizations 20%
ExplainerBorder Demarcation
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Border Security Advocates 35%Environmental Conservationists 35%Treaty Compliance Officials 30%
ExplainerAlgiers Agreement
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Iraqi State Security 35%Iranian Regional Hegemony 35%Kurdish Autonomy Movement 30%
ExplainerGrid Infrastructure
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Grid Engineers 40%Paraguayan Policymakers 30%Brazilian Energy Planners 30%
ExplainerAntarctic Treaty
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Claimant States 40%Non-Claimant Superpowers 40%Treaty Administrators 20%
ExplainerInternational Law
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Partial Withdrawal Advocates 40%Total Withdrawal Advocates 40%International Legal Scholars 20%
ExplainerBorder Governance
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Legal Formalists 35%Pan-African Integrationists 35%Decolonial Critics 30%
Military ExpansionPeople's Liberation Army
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Chinese Defense Establishment 35%Vietnamese Strategic Analysts 35%Western Security Observers 30%
ExplainerStatus Quo
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Greek Orthodox Patriarchate 41%Franciscan Custody 35%Armenian Apostolic Church 24%
Horn of Africa DiplomacyRed Sea
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Allied Signatory States 60%Ethiopian Strategic Interests 25%Regional Security Observers 15%
ExplainerNaval Treaties
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Turkish Government 38%Russian Naval Command 31%NATO Strategists 31%
ExplainerMaritime Law
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Canadian Sovereignty Advocates 45%Freedom of Navigation Proponents 45%International Legal Scholars 10%
ExplainerMaritime Law
Natural Capacity Over External Resupply: Why UNCLOS Article 121(3) Denies 200-Nautical-Mile Economic Zones to Barren Rocks
International Legal Consensus 50%Expansive Coastal States 30%Academic Skeptics 20%
ExplainerCross-Border Justice
Dropping Double Criminality: How the European Arrest Warrant Replaced Diplomatic Extradition
Judicial Integration Advocates 45%Defense and Human Rights Lawyers 35%Legal Academics 20%
ExplainerWater Infrastructure
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Maritime Logistics Operators 35%Public Health Officials 35%Ecological Researchers 30%
ExplainerInternational Water Law
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Upstream Riparian States 45%Downstream Riparian States 35%International Legal Scholars 20%
Energy InfrastructurePacific Link Pipeline
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Federal and Provincial Governments 40%Energy Industry and Investors 35%Environmental Advocates 25%
Military WithdrawalsOperation Inherent Resolve
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Iraqi Sovereignty Advocates 40%Regional Security Analysts 35%US Military Command 25%
Border SecurityStakes Watch
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South Korean Defense Establishment 60%International Observers 40%
Caribbean SecurityMilitary Planning
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U.S. National Security Establishment 50%Cuban State Leadership 50%
Sanctions PolicyDiplomatic Compromise
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Institutional Pragmatists 45%Sanctions Hardliners 35%Legal Realists 20%
US-Canada RelationsSecurity Assessment
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Canadian Defense Establishment 40%Diplomatic Realists 40%International Observers 20%
AfD SurgeLeadership Crisis
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AfD & Right-Wing Populists 40%Governing Coalition & CDU 35%Left-Wing & Systemic Critics 25%
Poverty RateEconomic Indicator
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Social Researchers & NGOs 40%Government & Fiscal Hawks 30%Domestic Critics & Labor 30%
Italian EducationPolicy Decision
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Italian Government 40%School Administrators 30%Political Opposition 30%
Defense ModernizationAlliance Capability
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NATO Modernization Advocates 45%Aerospace Industry Observers 35%European Sovereignty Proponents 20%
Indo-Pacific SecurityPolicy Decision
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Allied Security Planners 60%Supply Chain & Trade Advocates 40%
Trade DiversificationPolicy Move
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Strategic Diversifiers 55%Bilateral Optimists 45%
ExplainerGlobal Development
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UN Development Agencies 40%Global Trade Bodies 30%Graduating Nations 30%
ExplainerTrade Integration
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Market Integration Advocates 40%National Revenue Authorities 35%Trade Law Practitioners 25%
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Basin Protection Advocates 40%Resource Management Officials 40%International Observers 20%
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International Legal Consensus 40%Israeli State Position 30%Palestinian Rights Advocates 30%
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