Africa
Sniffing out Red Sea access, US in line to be Eritrea's latest suitor
With Strait of Hormuz closed, the US is reportedly seeking normalization with coastline state in the Horn of Africa. But it would be courting rivals, too.
May 05, 2026
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Middle East
America’s hate-hate affair with Iran: A collision course for the ages
An interview with diplomat, scholar, and author Dr. Shireen Tahmaseeb Hunter
May 05, 2026
QiOSK
Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of.
Trump's 'Project Freedom' gambit failed to quell oil markets today, for good reason.
May 04, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
US quest for superweapons runs into reality
This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.
May 04, 2026
Africa
How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo
American support is emboldening DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, creating powerful expectations in Kinshasa
May 04, 2026
Africa
Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states
May 04, 2026
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