Can African oil and gas replace Russia’s?
•The continent’s major energy producers are ready to help meet European demand, but they lack the capacity and investment. By…
Putin’s critical raw materials are a threat to EU economic security
By Tobias Gehrke As Russia gets ready to restrict the export of critical raw materials, the EU’s supply vulnerability will become…
The end of globalization?
•What Russia’s War in Ukraine Means for the World Economy By Adam S. Posen Over the last three weeks, the Russian…
Globalisation and autocracy are locked together. For how much longer?
•Disentangling the two will be hard, and costly The world’s supply chains have taken a knock yet again. Russia’s invasion of…
Putin’s friends in Latin America are abandoning him
By Frida Ghitis Over the past decade or so, the Kremlin has endeavored to exploit Latin America’s internal divisions and…
What you need to know: Russia’s hypersonic missiles come into play as the war in Ukraine drags on
•Hypersonic missiles add new phase to the war •Mounting casualties and allegations of war crimes •Russian troops advance with stiff…
Next Africa: The continent pays the price of a European war
By Antony Sguazzin and Gordon Bell From Maputo to Khartoum, African governments are scrambling to contain the economic fallout from…
The Case for Cooperation: The future of the US-UK intelligence alliance
By Jake Harrington, Riley McCabe DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF The Issue Over the past 75 years, the United States and the United Kingdom…
Russian spy chief “detained” as tension over stalled Ukraine invasion–US Officials
•U.S. deems credible reports that chief of FSB intelligence agency’s Ukraine unit is under house arrest; bickering between FSB, defense…
Wounded Russian soldiers fill Belarusian hospitals
•Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, dead and wounded Russian soldiers have been arriving in Belarus. Most officials…