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Jonathan Fenton Harvey

thiopian Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, salutes as he attends a public rally dubbed "Ethiopia Can", marking the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa

How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in Africa

The US has no plan for dealing with the complex rivalries that threaten its strategy in the region

The Houthis are increasingly setting their own agenda
Middle East

The Houthis are increasingly setting their own agenda

The militant group continues to flex its muscles both within Yemen and across the Middle East

In the Indo-Pacific, Britain acts as America's junior partner
Asia-Pacific

In the Indo-Pacific, Britain acts as America's junior partner

Post-Brexit, the UK has grand global ambitions, but given its dire economic straits, London must worry about Chinese retaliation.

Can France take on China by itself?
Asia-Pacific

Can France take on China by itself?

Emmanuel Macron's recent visit to Washington highlights the French president's desire to take a more assertive role in the Indo-Pacific.

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Middle East

Rishi Sunak and the UK's desire to project power in the Middle East

But the new prime minister’s recent rhetoric about moving the British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem may have to be abandoned.