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Due South: Paweł Wójcik on the Sahel Security Crisis.
Fronts Staff · September 19, 2026 · 1h 38m
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Is the United Kingdom Becoming Ungovernable?
Seven prime ministers in a decade is not proof the country cannot be governed — it is proof the route to power now filters out anyone capable of the state-building Britain actually needs.
Oli Carpenter · June 24, 2026 · 9 min read
24:31AfricaPremium
Africa Refuses to Allow More Nations.
From Somaliland to Ambazonia, secessionist movements keep failing for the same reason: the African Union treats colonial-era borders as untouchable, fearing one new state would invite dozens more.
Simon Whistler · June 23, 2026
Russia-Ukraine War
To Mobilize or Not to Mobilize: Will Russia See A New Wave of Military Mobilization in 2026?
Sign-up bonuses topping $41,500 can no longer fill Russia's ranks, and Ukraine's drone campaign is bleeding men, fuel, and trucks — leaving Putin one option he has dodged since 2022.
Jompy · June 22, 2026 · 17 min read
17:38AfricaPremium
Briefing Room 20.06.26: What is Israel Up to in Somaliland? And More.
Reports of Israeli overtures to Hargeisa — recognition talks, a possible base near Berbera, even Gazan resettlement — point to a widening contest for the Red Sea's southern shore.
Simon Whistler · June 22, 2026
AmericasPremium
Colombia’s Election Is a Second Plebiscite on Peace
Ten years after the FARC accord, armed groups hold 37% of Colombia — and a runoff between a Bukele-style hardliner and the deal's own "plumber" will decide whether the state fights or negotiates.
Rafael Vargas Castellar · June 19, 2026 · 14 min read
Africa
Due South: Liam Karr Returns!
Liam Karr rejoins Wilfred Waimiri to unpack Abiy Ahmed's contested re-election, Eritrea's quiet backing of Ethiopia's rebels, and the fighting spreading from Mogadishu to central Mali.
Wilfred Waimiri · June 19, 2026 · 1h 6m
Middle East
Middle East Roundtable: Memorandum of Misunderstanding.
Evan Moloney, Wilfred Miner, and Kyle Moran dissect the leaked US-Iran deal: sanctions relief for Tehran, a reopened Strait of Hormuz, and an Israel insisting none of it applies to them.
Evan Moloney · June 18, 2026 · 1h 42m
Middle EastPremium
Israel is the Iran War's Biggest Loser
Netanyahu sold Trump a quick regime-change campaign; instead Israel got a hardened Tehran, a US-Iran deal that guts its nuclear case, and Washington pressing it to quit Lebanon.
Kyle Moran · June 17, 2026 · 17 min read
15:55AfricaPremium
Why is Kenya Supporting Sudan's Paramilitaries?
Kenya has hosted RSF leaders as they declared a parallel Sudanese government, torching ties with Port Sudan. Gold flows, Gulf money, and Ruto's personal link to Hemedti explain the gamble.
Simon Whistler · June 16, 2026
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