China has upgraded its military support base in Djibouti with new communications infrastructure that could strengthen the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to communicate with forces operating in the region and collect signals intelligence, according to a new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The analysis, published September 17 by CSIS’s Hidden […]
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By Pieter Cleppe Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned presence in the visitors’ gallery is an unusual sight for a European Commission President’s State of the Union address. It is tied to an expected announcement of an “all encompassing” EU–Canada partnership covering trade and security, after the latest tit-for-tat tariff war between Ottawa and Washington.
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A series of suspected sabotage attacks against Germany’s electricity infrastructure has expanded into a broader cross-border security investigation after German police arrested a 48-year-old man accused of targeting power facilities in several states. The case began with incidents in early September involving high-voltage infrastructure in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. Authorities subsequently linked the suspect to
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A long-running legal dispute over Russian expropriation of Ukrainian energy assets in Crimea has taken on a new Arctic dimension following the reported detention of a Russian vessel in Svalbard. Norwegian authorities reportedly seized the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov after Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz pursued enforcement of a multibillion-dollar arbitration award against Russia. The
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Norway is placing greater emphasis on national energy interests as it balances its role as a major European energy supplier with evolving climate and security priorities, according to an analysis by energy researcher Francesco Sassi. The strategy has exposed differences between the Norwegian government and parts of the country’s oil and gas industry. Companies including
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