For years, Washington viewed the Houthis as a contained problem – a militant force entrenched in Yemen’s rugged mountains and along its Red Sea coastline, dangerous but geographically limited. That read more
Hungary has moved to block the European Union’s proposed 20th sanctions package against Russia, tying its approval to the restoration of oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia. The read more
The killing of notorious cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, marks a watershed moment in the long-running war against organized crime in Mexico. For observers in Bangladesh read more
A coordinated law enforcement operation supported by Eurojust has dismantled a fraudulent cryptocurrency call center in Ukraine, underscoring both the scale of cross-border financial crime in Europe and the growing read more
An investigation by the independent outlet Buro Media has shed new light on the industrial supply chains underpinning Russia’s ongoing aerial campaign in Ukraine. Drawing on customs records and trade data, the read more
There is an old joke in political circles — one that is darkly funny precisely because it is so reliably true — that power is never really lost. It merely read more
When a nation seals its border, it is rarely just a security decision. It is a declaration of vulnerability, a signal of exhaustion, and sometimes a warning to the world. read more