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Situation ReportMar 19, 2026 | 19:46 GMT
Chad: President Authorizes Military Response to Sudanese Cross-Border Strikes
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby ordered the military to retaliate against any Sudanese armed groups after a drone strike killed at least 16 civilians near the Sudan-Chad frontier, Sudan Tribune reported on March 18.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 17, 2026 | 19:06 GMT
Somalia: South West State Severs Ties With Federal Government Amid Reported Armed Clashes
The government of Somalia's South West state suspended all cooperation and relations with the federal government, accusing it of arming local militias seeking to remove the state's president, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, Reuters reported on March 17.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 16, 2026 | 17:49 GMT
Uganda: Main Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Flees Over Fears for His Life
Ugandan opposition leader Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, said he had fled Uganda after spending about two months in hiding following the disputed January 2026 general election, BBC reported on March 16.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 14, 2026 | 15:00 GMT
The Weekly Rundown: The Iran War Continues, Takaichi Meets With Trump
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 14, 2026 | 10:00 GMT
The Decision Advantage: Economic Impacts of the War on Iran
In this episode of The Decision Advantage podcast, RANE's Global Economy Analyst Markus Jaeger breaks down the potential economic fallout from various Iran conflict scenarios.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 10, 2026 | 18:44 GMT
Sudan: U.S. Designates Sudan's Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization
The United States designated organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan, namely the Sudanese Islamic Movement, or SIM, and the Al-Baraa bin Malik Bataillon, or BBMB, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective from March 16, the U.S. State Department announced on March 9.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 10, 2026 | 10:00 GMT
The Decision Advantage: What To Expect From Vietnam's Leadership Election Results
The 14th National Party Congress in Hanoi has wrapped up, and To Lam has been reaffirmed as general secretary. However, as we look toward Vietnam's mid-March National Assembly elections, the country may face additional political shifts.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 9, 2026 | 16:59 GMT
Taiwan, Japan: Premier Cho Privately Visits Tokyo, Risking Chinese Retaliation
Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai visited Japan in a private capacity to attend a World Baseball Classic game in Tokyo between Taiwan's national team and that of the Czech Republic on March 7.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 7, 2026 | 13:00 GMT
The Weekly Rundown: War in the Middle East, U.S.-China Trade Talks
A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 5, 2026 | 19:26 GMT
Somalia: Federal Government Approves Constitutional Changes, Postpones Elections by a Year
Somalia's parliament approved constitutional changes shifting the country's electoral model from clan-based voting to indirect universal suffrage and extending lawmakers' and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's terms by one year, effectively postponing the general election scheduled this year to 2027, Reuters reported on March 5.
READ MORESituation ReportMar 3, 2026 | 18:34 GMT
Sudan: SAF Denounces Drone Strikes From Ethiopian Territory
Sudan's Sudanese Armed Forces-backed government accused Ethiopia of allowing its territory to be used to conduct drone attacks inside Sudan and said such actions represented "a clear act of aggression," Sudan Tribune reported on March 2.
READ MOREPodcastsMar 3, 2026 | 09:00 GMT
RANE Red Alert: What To Watch Following the U.S.-Israeli Attacks on Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is gone, and the U.S. and Israel-Iran war is widening. Here's what you need to know to navigate the immediate aftermath of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 24, 2026 | 20:44 GMT
U.S., China: Anthropic Claims Chinese Companies Are Using Claude for Distillation
U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic said three Chinese AI companies set up more than 24,000 fraudulent accounts with its Claude AI model to conduct "distillation" techniques that use data outputs to advance their own AI systems, The Wall Street Journal reported on Feb. 23.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 24, 2026 | 19:30 GMT
Somalia: Talks Between Federal Government and Opposition Over Electoral Model Collapse
Talks between Somalia's federal government and the opposition Somali Future Council, or SFC, regarding Somalia's electoral model collapsed after both parties failed to reach an agreement, Somalia Today reported on Feb. 23.
READ MOREOn GeopoliticsFeb 24, 2026 | 17:00 GMT
Preservation vs. Fragmentation: Two Paths Toward a New Order in the Middle East
Erstwhile Gulf Arab allies battle one another in proxy wars in Sudan and Yemen. Pro-U.S. partners Turkey and Israel face off in Syria. These are just some of the most high-profile Middle Eastern conflicts now emerging, driven by an unfolding regional competition between two camps with very different views. One, comprising Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey, aims to fill power vacuums by rebuilding existing states. The other, made up of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, intends instead to weaken embattled states or carve them up into new ones.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 23, 2026 | 20:18 GMT
Sudan: Chad Closes Border Amid Severe Clashes, SAF Lambasts Museveni's Meeting With RSF's Hemedti
Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan amid severe clashes between forces loyal to the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, in the locality of Tina in Sudan's North Darfur state, with RSF forces allegedly clashing with Chadian security forces near the locality, Reuters reported on Feb. 23.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 20, 2026 | 21:26 GMT
North Korea: Kim Commences Quinquennial Party Congress
North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un gave a speech on Feb. 20 in Pyongyang to open the Workers' Party of Korea's quinquennial party congress, which North Korea's KCNA said began on Feb. 19.
READ MORESituation ReportFeb 10, 2026 | 17:51 GMT
Ethiopia, Sudan: Ethiopia Harboring UAE-Financed RSF Training Camp in the West
Ethiopia is hosting a major training and logistics camp of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the border with Sudan in its western Benishangul-Gumuz region, Reuters reported on Feb. 10, with eight sources stating that the United Arab Emirates had financed the camp's construction.
READ MOREPodcastsFeb 9, 2026 | 18:58 GMT
What To Expect From Bangladesh's Upcoming Elections
In this episode of The Decision Advantage, RANE South Asia Analyst Misha Iqbal discusses the major players and pressures shaping the outlook for Bangladesh's first election following the pro-democracy uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
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