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North Africa Regional Outlook: March 11, 2026

From rising migrant deaths in the Mediterranean to Tunisia’s political crackdown, and escalating conflict dynamics in Sudan and the wider Sahel

Hafed Al Ghwell • Lana Bleik • Yusuf Can...

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How Will Mojtaba Khamenei Rule Iran — and for How Long?

What Mojtaba Khamenei’s succession could mean for Iran’s politics, regional posture, and relations with the United States

Barbara Slavin

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Pursuing Both Denuclearization and Risk Reduction in North Korea Engagement

Efforts at “risk reduction” should be pursued together with maintaining the goal of complete denuclearization of North Korea

Michiru Nishida

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The Political Economy of Blows Against Iran’s Military and Civilian Infrastructure

While the Islamic Republic spent billions on missiles and regional military adventures, it failed to build and maintain an effective air defense system

Ali Dadpay

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After Operation Epic Fury: Debating the Future of Iran’s Nuclear Project

Will Iran move toward accelerated weaponization, strategic recalibration within a threshold posture, or a redefinition of its nuclear ambitions altogether?

Ludovica Castelli

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Bullets Not Hugs? Mexico’s New Old Security Strategy

The high-profile killing of a cartel leader sheds light on the dynamics driving President Sheinbaum’s security policy

Beatriz García Nice

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The Korean Peninsula’s Pivotal Role in the Interregnum Between Two Cold Wars

An analysis of the Korean Peninsula’s pivotal role during the 1989–2024 geopolitical interregnum

Gilbert Rozman

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ການຂຸດຄົ້ນ-ປຸງແຕ່ງແຮ່ທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ຢູ່ຕາມແມ່ນໍ້າສາຍຕ່າງໆ ຢູ່ແຜ່ນດິນໃຫຍ່ອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ Unregulated Mining Along Rivers in Mainland Southeast Asia (Lao Language)

ຂໍ້ມູນໃໝ່ໄດ້ເປີດເຜີຍໃຫ້ຮູ້ໃນວົງກວ້າງກ່ຽວກັບການຂຸດຄົ້ນ-ປຸງແຕ່ງແຮ່ທີ່ບໍ່ຖຶກຕ້ອງຕາມແມ່ນໍ້າສາຍຕ່າງໆ ຢູ່ໃນປະເທດພະມ້າ, ປະເທດລາວ, ແລະ ປະເທດກໍາປູເຈຍ ເຊິ່ງມີຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ສຸຂະພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງຊຸມຊົນ ແລະ ລະບົບນິເວດ

Regan Kwan • Brian Eyler

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