Serbia

Kosovo

Military & Security

Politics

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby announced Sept. 29 that the United States is monitoring an "unprecedented" deployment of Serbian troops, artillery and tanks along the border with Kosovo.

Kosovo: Serbia Reportedly Deploys Large Military Contingent Toward Kosovo Border

United States

Samoa

China

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

Papua New Guinea

Tuvalu

Environment, Science & Technology

The United States is backing the construction of the Central Pacific Cable, a planned undersea internet cable covering thousands of miles that will link U.S. territories American Samoa and Guam before extending to 10 Pacific Island countries and territories, Reuters reported on Sept. 27.

U.S., Pacific Islands: Washington Backs New Undersea Cable Network in Pacific

Europe

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's Labour Party is committed to retaining the country's Trident nuclear deterrent and will look to strike a "security pact" with the European Union should it win the next general election, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Shadow Defense Secretary John Healey said in an op-ed in The Telegraph on Sept. 27.

U.K.: Labour Party Confirms Commitment to Nuclear Deterrent, Future EU-U.K. Security Pact

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three decades and that it would "cease to exist" by Jan. 1, Reuters reported on Sept. 28.

Armenia, Azerbaijan: Local Armenian Government in Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolves

Israel

Saudi Arabia

Ahmed al-Khateeb, the chair of Saudi Arabia's tourism commission, welcomed Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz to Saudi Arabia, the first public acknowledgment of an Israeli politician's visit to Saudi Arabia, The Times of Israel reported on Sept. 27.

Saudi Arabia, Israel: Israeli Ministers Begin Visits to Saudi Arabia

Ukraine

Belarus

Russia

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

A spokesperson of the Ukrainian army's eastern forces confirmed reports that mercenaries affiliated with Russia's paramilitary Wagner Group have returned to Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Meduza reported on Sept. 27.

Ukraine, Russia: Multiple Sources Claim Wagner Returns to Bakhmut

Gabon

Economics

The United States halted non-humanitarian aid to Gabon following the Aug. 30 military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, AP reported on Sept. 27.

Gabon: U.S. Halts Aid to Gabon After Coup

France

France's budget for 2024 includes savings of 16 billion euros ($16.83 billion) and decreases total spending from the 2023 budget by 5 billion euros, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 27.

France: Paris to Begin Gradual Public Debt Reduction With 2024 Budget

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India's Own Worst Enemy

Pakistan: A Military With a Country

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The U.S. Capitol on Dec. 22, 2022, in Washington.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Turkey's Parliamentary Session, a U.S. Government Shutdown

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Maldives

India

 A commuter in Male, the Maldives, takes pictures of a decorated wall along a street ahead of the country's presidential election on Sept. 6, 2023.

The Sept. 30 presidential race will decipher whether New Delhi or Beijing has more influence over the strategic island nation in the Indian Ocean.

An Election Runoff Could Alter the Maldives' Balance Between China and India

Australia

New Zealand

Palau

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marapeand, the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown, U.S. President Joe Biden and Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as part of the U.S.-PIF summit at the White House on Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Despite Washington's desire to strengthen ties with Pacific island nations, political constraints may leave a regional void that China is happy to fill.

Strategic Goals and Political Hurdles in the U.S. Play Tug-of-War Over the Pacific Islands

U.S.-China Relations

Burkina Faso

Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso's interim president, attends a ceremony in Ouagadougou on Oct. 15, 2022.

The junta's failure to maintain stability and resolve underlying grievances will raise the risk of future coups and provide possible inroads for more Russian influence.

What an Alleged Coup Attempt Means for Burkina Faso's Stability

Columns

On Geopolitics

U.S. President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on July 15, 2022, as he departs for Saudi Arabia after a two-day visit to Israel. 

Paradoxically, a normalization process designed to allow Washington to draw down from the Middle East could end up pulling it back in.

Would Israeli-Saudi Normalization Bring the Regional Order the U.S. Wants?

El Salvador

Salvadoran security forces move a second group of 2,000 detainees overnight to the mega-prison Terrorist Confinement Center on March 15, 2023, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. 

Social Issues

El Salvador's successful state of emergency could convince other regional countries to attempt the same strategy, leading to safety, reputational and migratory risks.

The Appeal (and Perils) of Crime Crackdowns in Latin America, Part 2

Colombia

Ecuador

Guatemala

Honduras

Peru

Soldiers conduct a patrol on July 22, 2023, in the Salvadorean municipality of Colon, where the MS-13 gang reportedly remains active. 

The success of El Salvador's counter-crime state of emergency in reducing the country's homicide rate will be hard to replicate, despite the efforts of nearby countries.

The Appeal (and Perils) of Crime Crackdowns in Latin America, Part 1

Spain

The prime minister's re-appointment would portend policy continuity and cordial ties between Madrid and Catalonia, but it'd also deepen the country's political polarization.

What Another Term Under Sanchez Would Mean for Spain

South Sudan

Cote d'Ivoire

Eritrea

Rwanda

Senegal

Sudan

Togo

Uganda

People flee their neighborhoods in Khartoum, Sudan, amid fighting between the army and paramilitary troops on April 19, 2023. 

Government institutions in eastern and western Africa remain relatively strong, but potential succession crises, simmering unrest and weak leaders still pose latent risks.

Assessing the Risk of Future African Coups, Part 2: West and East Africa

Chinese Yuan Surrounded By U.S. 100 Dollar Bills 

As the term "de-dollarization" has become increasingly used in recent years, questions have arisen over the future of the U.S. dollar's role in the international economic order and the dominance it has had thus far. 

Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics: De-dollarization, Diversification and the Global Use of the Yuan

Cameroon

Chad

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Mali

Niger

Republic of the Congo

People holding Gabon national flags celebrate in Libreville on August 30, 2023, after a group of military officers announced they were ''putting an end'' to President Ali Bongo Ondimba's regime. 

Rampant insecurity could precipitate the collapse of more Sahelian governments, while succession crises and patronage politics could do the same for Central Africa's dynastic leaders.

Assessing the Risk of Future African Coups, Part 1: The Sahel and Central Africa

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a press conference on the country's climate policies at the Downing Street Briefing Room in London on Sept. 20, 2023. 

By weakening its climate commitments, London is making a risky political gamble that could also harm the U.K.'s business and investment climate.

The U.K. Government Walks Back on Key Climate Pledges

Politics

SITUATION REPORTS

Kosovo: Serbia Reportedly Deploys Large Military Contingent Toward Kosovo Border

U.S., Pacific Islands: Washington Backs New Undersea Cable Network in Pacific

U.K.: Labour Party Confirms Commitment to Nuclear Deterrent, Future EU-U.K. Security Pact

Armenia, Azerbaijan: Local Armenian Government in Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolves

Saudi Arabia, Israel: Israeli Ministers Begin Visits to Saudi Arabia

Ukraine, Russia: Multiple Sources Claim Wagner Returns to Bakhmut

Gabon: U.S. Halts Aid to Gabon After Coup

France: Paris to Begin Gradual Public Debt Reduction With 2024 Budget

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