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China breaks ground on first overseas base

The construction of a naval facility in Djibouti has irked Western policy makers, should they worry?

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Narco-subs, cartels and law enforcement

As narco-sub incidents surge, law enforcement agencies find themselves playing catch-up.

Weekly Briefing: May 9, 2016

Impeachment proceedings in Brazil, the Filippino election and the Panama Papers database is released.

Weekly Briefing: May 2, 2016

The last chance to stop Trump, the EU-Turkey visa waiver program and PM Abe ‘unofficially’ in Moscow.

The Brussels dilemma: psychology of terror

A failure to integrate has created a hotbed of Islamic extremism in the very heart of Europe.

Denationalising Saudi Arabia’s oil production

The planned IPO of Saudi Aramco has far-reaching implications for the Kingdom and global oil markets.

Nagorno-Karabakh: unfrozen conflict

Recent violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan bodes ominously for Russo-Turkish relations.

Weekly Briefing: April 4, 2016

Progress in Libya, Brazil’s impeachment vote, and talks in Paris over an east African pipeline.

Detention centres for regional stability

Why the reversal of Australia’s offshore detention program could destabilise the South Pacific.

Weekly Briefing: March 28, 2016

A critical party vote in Brazil, unusual overtures in Moscow, and tensions in the South China Sea.