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AssessmentsDec 18, 2025 | 19:33 GMT
A destroyed church is seen in Mosul, Iraq.
The Islamic State's Enduring Threat to the West
A spate of recent Islamic State-linked terror incidents illustrates the group's resilience and continuing ability to inspire supporters across the globe, as growing branches in certain countries may develop both a greater intent and capability to direct mass casualty attacks in the West in the coming years. Over the past week, authorities worldwide have linked a series of successful attacks and thwarted plots to the Islamic State. On Dec. 14, a father and son pair inspired by the group killed 15 people and injured dozens more at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, the deadliest terror incident in the country's history. The day before, an Islamic State-affiliated gunman killed two U.S. servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in an ambush in Palmyra, Syria. Meanwhile, on Dec. 16, Polish police said they had arrested an individual suspected of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Christmas market, days after German police said
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique
Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Syria
Afghanistan
Military & Security
AssessmentsDec 18, 2025 | 19:06 GMT
People walk through a main square in Algeria's capital of Algiers on Sept. 15, 2024.
Algeria's Islamic Bonds an Incomplete Step Toward Diversifying Government Revenues
Algeria's inaugural issuance of Islamic bonds marks a symbolic step toward diversifying government funding, but the limited size of the effort means it will have minimal short-term impact on reducing dependence on hydrocarbon revenue and more traditional forms of raising government funds. Algeria is set to issue its inaugural sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with a seven-year maturity and a 6% fixed annual return in early 2026. According to reports, the initial issuance will be valued at around 297 billion Algerian dinars, or $2.3 billion, equivalent to about 1% of the country's GDP. The bond sale -- which was initially planned for November 2025 but later postponed due to government efforts to finalize debt issuance regulations -- is only open to Algerian citizens and backed by state-owned real estate assets. The original plans for sukuk issuance, initially reported in September, came during early discussions for Algeria's 2026 fiscal year budget. 
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Algeria
Economics
Energy
Politics
Situation ReportDec 18, 2025 | 17:56 GMT
Australia: Albanese Moves To Toughen Hate Speech Laws
Following a National Security Committee meeting, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled five legal changes strengthening rules on hate speech offenses, sentencing and organizational listing power, alongside expanded visa rejection criteria and authority for the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Financial Review reported on Dec. 18.
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Australia
Military & Security
Politics
AssessmentsDec 18, 2025 | 14:00 GMT
A Map of U.S. Naval Assets
U.S. Naval Update Map: Dec. 18, 2025
The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARGs), based on available open-source information. No classified or operationally sensitive information is included in this weekly update. CSGs and ARGs are the keys to U.S. dominance over the world's oceans. A CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier and includes significant offensive strike capability. An ARG is centered on three amphibious warfare ships, with a Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked.
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United States
Tracking U.S. Naval Power
AssessmentsDec 16, 2025 | 22:09 GMT
The Geopolitics of Trade: Central Asia's Struggle for Logistics Sovereignty
Central Asia's strategic location between Russia, China and Europe will enhance its role in evolving Eurasian trade routes, but rival agendas, uneven financing, weak regional coordination, and governance and security risks will limit the region's rise as a true continental hub. Russia's war in Ukraine, persistent shocks to global supply chains and China's recalibrated Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have positioned Central Asia from a peripheral transit zone into a central area of great power competition. The region's five states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- now sit at the junction of competing east-west and north-south corridors, where the build-out of transport and energy infrastructure creates strategic opportunities but also heightens exposure to geopolitical fragmentation and external pressure. Despite this renewed external attention, Central Asian states' landlocked geography imposes some of the world's highest trade costs, making improved connectivity an economic imperative. Compounding this geographic challenge, long-standing institutional
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China
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Kyrgyzstan
Economics
Energy
Global Trade
Military & Security
Situation ReportDec 16, 2025 | 19:21 GMT
Congo: M23 Announces Plan To Withdraw From Uvira Amid U.S. Pressure
Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Alliance for the Congo River -- a rebel coalition also known as the AFC and that includes the Rwandan-backed M23 -- announced in a statement on X dated Dec. 15 that the group would unilaterally withdraw its forces from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira at the request of the United States, Reuters reported on Dec. 16.
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Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
United States
Military & Security
Politics
Situation ReportDec 16, 2025 | 16:10 GMT
Israel, Gaza: Qatar Hosts U.S.-Led Gaza Stabilization Forum, With Little Sign of Progress
U.S. CENTCOM held a conference in Doha, Qatar, with some 45 countries to discuss a possible Gaza stabilization force, with U.S. officials optimistic that at least some forces could be deployed behind the so-called yellow line in Gaza under Israeli control in 2026, The Times of Israel reported on Dec. 16.
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United States
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Qatar
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Military & Security
AssessmentsDec 15, 2025 | 17:59 GMT
A stock photo shows banknotes of the Russian ruble.
Using Frozen Russian Assets To Fund Ukraine Unlikely To Majorly Impact the Euro
EU governments have been looking to use immobilized Russian assets to fund financial support for Ukraine, which, despite concerns by critics, is unlikely to have major reputational or financial consequences for the eurozone and euro financial assets. But should intra-EU agreement on how to do so remain elusive, European governments will have the option of providing financial support on a bilateral basis. During a summit on Dec. 18-19, the governments of the European Union will discuss ways to continue providing funding to Ukraine, which remains highly dependent on foreign financial support to continue the war against Russia. With much-reduced support from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, European governments are faced with great pressure to provide funding. Increasing domestic spending pressures as well as large fiscal deficits and high debt ratios have led them to look for ways to lend support without incurring further liabilities. EU governments are quite capable of
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United States
Europe
Ukraine
Russia
Economics
Military & Security
Politics
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Situation ReportDec 15, 2025 | 16:25 GMT
Israel, Palestinian Territories: Hamas Negotiator Rejects Disarmament After Assassination of Senior Commander
Hamas' chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, said that Israel's alleged violations risked upending the Hamas-Israel ceasefire and that Hamas' arms are a "right guaranteed by international law" in a video statement released a day after Israel assassinated a senior Hamas commander, Raed Saad, in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported Dec. 14.
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Israel-Hamas Conflict
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