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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

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How Addis and Ankara are shaping a more stable Red Sea

How Addis and Ankara are shaping a more stable Red Sea

At the edge of the Red Sea, where history has always been written in salt and blood, a new chapter is quietly unfolding. It is not the clash of...

18.02.2026 90

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Who fears the truth? The lawfare campaign to silence Francesca Albanese

Who fears the truth? The lawfare campaign to silence Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese has become one of the most polarising figures in contemporary diplomacy, not because she commands armies or signs treaties, but...

15.02.2026 100

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Munich 2026 faces Gaza’s unanswered call for justice

At the Munich Security Conference 2026, beneath glittering chandeliers and tight security, diplomacy moved to script — until one question broke it....

14.02.2026 60

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Indonesia’s 8,000: Can stabilisation proceed without normalisation?

Indonesia’s 8,000: Can stabilisation proceed without normalisation?

Gaza has become a scar on the conscience of the international system. With more than 72,000 Palestinians reported killed and over 1.9 million...

13.02.2026 50

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Khartoum wake-up call, how Riyadh will stabilise Sudan

Khartoum wake-up call, how Riyadh will stabilise Sudan
12.02.2026 20

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The architecture of deceptions in the West Bank

10.02.2026 30

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Addis and Riyadh reaffirm priorities at a critical regional moment

05.02.2026 50

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Gulf allies urge restraint as Washington weighs escalation

31.01.2026 40

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Indonesia must not let Gaza’s reconstruction bypass Palestinian rights

28.01.2026 50

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World’s eyes silenced again, but the battle for truth is not over

25.01.2026 50

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Davos becomes the stage for Trump’s Gaza push

23.01.2026 30

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After UNRWA, what breaks next?

21.01.2026 50

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Gaza, the Board of Peace and multilateralism’s moral hour

20.01.2026 40

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Tehran falters while Riyadh rewrites regional stability

19.01.2026 80

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When Damascus spoke to the Kurds, the world listened

18.01.2026 90

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Iran exposes the limits of BRICS unity

14.01.2026 100

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As Indonesia leads on human rights, Gaza defines the moment

12.01.2026 50

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Red Sea lines and the return of Arab red lines

10.01.2026 80

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Adelaide Festival cancels Palestinian voice: Australia’s free speech test

09.01.2026 100

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When America leaves, the Middle East redraws the rules

08.01.2026 60

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Caracas falls, and the Middle East hears a warning

06.01.2026 50

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Why Somaliland is a red line for African sovereignty

05.01.2026 70

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