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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration was looking to trade continued U.S. military support to Ukraine for "rare earths and other things," the Financial Times reported on Feb. 4.

Ukraine, U.S., Russia: Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals in Return for U.S. Military Support

Somalia

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Local security forces will likely be unable to sustain this level of pressure on the Islamic State without external support or additional resources. 

Sitrep: Somalia: Puntland Orchestrates Crackdown on Islamic State

South Sudan

Cyber

Yemen: Houthis To Attack Only Israeli-Linked Vessels update

Colombia

The Colombian Senate sunk President Gustavo Petro's political reform by failing to put the bill to a vote before the legislative recess started, El Pais reported on Dec. 16. 

Colombia: Congress Blocks Two Government Reforms in One Week

United States

U.S. President Joe Biden signed on Jan. 16 an executive order issuing a litany of cybersecurity directives, including bolstering federal cybersecurity measures and improving AI-powered defenses.

U.S.: Biden Issues Sweeping Cybersecurity Executive Order

China

Taiwan

Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party legislators suggested amending the annual budget to introduce cuts of up to 44% on 38 defense projects, including the country's domestic submarine development program, drones and mine-laying vessels, Focus Taiwan reported on Jan. 16.

Taiwan: Budget Cuts Highlight Potential Wrinkle in U.S. Defense Cooperation

Ethiopia

Egypt

Somali State Foreign Minister Ali Balcad said obstacles hindering Ethiopia’s participation in the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM, had been overcome, Voice of America reported on Jan. 12.

Somalia: Government Open to Ethiopia Participating in AUSSOM

Ukraine

Russia

Incoming U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz laid out several points of the incoming Trump administration's approach to the Russia-Ukraine war, most notably a request for Ukraine to lower its mobilization age from the current 25 to 18, ABC News reported on Jan. 12.

Ukraine: U.S. National Security Adviser Pushes Ukraine To Lower Mobilization Age

The world is connected, but even the broadest topics deserve an individual look. Below are our latest and most relevant military analyses. 

Below are our latest and most relevant military analyses. 

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STAG : Applied Geopolitics: Demographic Decline and Military Manpower: Understanding the Shifting Role of Troops in Conflict- updates

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Trade disruptions, shifting military conflicts and domestic political turbulence will shape global affairs in 2025. 

2025 Q1 Geopolitical Forecast

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We analyze some of the ways ChatGPT could be abused in the near future -- or already is. 

Essential Geopolitics: The Cyber Risks From ChatGPT

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Nation-states' growing use of hacktivist personas to obfuscate responsibility will increasingly enable them to attack targets they would otherwise avoid and spread propaganda.

Hacktivism Offers Plausible Deniability for State-Backed Cyber Actors

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Rwanda

A Rwandan soldier walks in front of a burned truck near Palma in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region on Sept. 22, 2021. 

Rwanda's Growing Military Influence in Africa: Opportunities and Risks

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How might foreign adversaries perceive the upcoming U.S. general election, and what implications could this have for the cyber threat landscape?

Essential Geopolitics: Cyber Concerns in south korea

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Tanzania

U.S. President Joe Biden and President Joao Lourenco of Angola on Nov. 30, 2023, at the White House. Biden on Dec. 2-4 will visit Angola, where he will focus on the Lobito Corridor project that aims to refurbish and expand railways connecting critical mineral-rich regions in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo with the Angolan port of Lobito.

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

STAGING: The Weekly Rundown: Biden Visits Angola, von der Leyen's Second Term UPDATED

U.S.-China Relations

The Iranian capital of Tehran. An Israeli attack on a previously undisclosed active Iranian nuclear weapons research facility demonstrates that Iran is trying to reduce the timeline to develop nuclear weapons.

The Israeli attack on a previously undisclosed active Iranian nuclear weapons research facility demonstrates that Iran is trying to reduce the timeline to develop nuclear weapons.

Israel's October Strike on an Iranian Nuclear Facility Indicates More Strikes Ahead

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Ukraine, U.S., Russia: Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals in Return for U.S. Military Support

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Yemen: Houthis To Attack Only Israeli-Linked Vessels update

Colombia: Congress Blocks Two Government Reforms in One Week

U.S.: Biden Issues Sweeping Cybersecurity Executive Order

Taiwan: Budget Cuts Highlight Potential Wrinkle in U.S. Defense Cooperation

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Ukraine: U.S. National Security Adviser Pushes Ukraine To Lower Mobilization Age

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