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September 26, 2023
Gulf Of Aden Security Review – September 26, 2023 - Critical Threats Project

Yemen: Houthis launch drone attack targeting Bahraini Defense Forces on Saudi-Yemen border; Houthi chief negotiator blames Saudi Arabia for undermining peace; UAE Foreign Ministry condemns Houthi attack; Saudi-led Coalition condemns Houthi attack; US State Department condemns Houthi attackSomalia: Al Shabaab SVBIED attack kills dozens in central Somalia; US airstrike targets regional al Shabaab officials in

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September 26, 2023
Exploiting a "Vast Jihad Arena": The Islamic State Takes Territory in Mali - The Washington Institute

The offensive occurred amid a deteriorating security situation across the Sahel that will require creative U.S. responses. In April, Islamic State fighters in Mali seized villages surrounding the city of Menaka, marking the group’s first territorial conquest since losing its final Syrian foothold in 2019. The human cost of these advances has been steep. By

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September 26, 2023
Human rights to counter terrorism: Now is the time for a Global Humanitarian Coalition to Defeat ISIS - Middle East Institute

The militarily-centered Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or Daesh, successfully liberated the expansive territories once occupied by the terrorist group. However, ISIS remains a key threat in both Syria and Iraq as well as globally. To bring about durable counter terrorism, there is an urgent need for a Global

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September 26, 2023
States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad - The Economist

Sep 26th 2023 | Washington, DCThe murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist activist shot in Canada in June, has caused an explosive row between Canada and India. It has also brought into sharp relief an incendiary facet of the new world disorder: assassinations. Killings of dissidents and terrorists, and political or military figures

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September 26, 2023
Opening Conversation with Congressional Members - csis.org

This transcript is from a CSIS event hosted on September 21, 2023. Watch the full video here. Daniel F. Runde: OK. We’re going to go ahead and get started. I’m going to welcome everybody quickly because I want to respect everybody’s time. I’m Dan Runde. I’m a senior vice president here at CSIS. I also

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September 26, 2023
Saudi Arabia Signals It Will Accept Stricter Nuclear Inspections - The Washington Institute

Official statements at the latest IAEA meeting are effectively a concession in the kingdom’s negotiating stance on normalization with Israel. In an official government statement submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference on September 25, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman wrote, “The Kingdom has decided recently to rescind the Small

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September 26, 2023
Alliance Responds to Growing Demand for Values-Based Food - The Rockefeller Foundation

Newly Released Framework Helps Producers and Distributors Access Institutional Market for Healthy, Fair, Sustainable FoodWASHINGTON, DC | September 26, 2023 — In response to escalating concerns regarding climate change, racial equity, and health disparities, public institutions across the nation are taking decisive action to align their food procurement practices with their core values. Hospitals, school

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September 26, 2023
Treading Cautiously on Shifting Sands: An Assessment of Biden's Middle East Policy Approach, 2021-2023 - Middle East Institute

Introduction and Executive Summary Today’s international system is unlike the one that emerged in 1991, after the end of the Cold War. The broader Middle East’s role and relevance in that global context continues to shift. During the past quarter century, successive United States administrations have tried to articulate and advance policies that sought to

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September 26, 2023
Global Oil Prices Spiral Higher After Saudi Arabia and Russia Extend Supply Cuts - Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

The Saudi-Russian axis within the OPEC+ alliance of OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers is stronger than ever as the two countries work together to push oil prices higher to augment their respective governments’ revenue. The September 5 decisions by the two OPEC+ heavyweights to extend oil supply cuts by a combined 1.3 million barrels per

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September 26, 2023
‘Not nearly enough.’ IEA says fossil fuel demand will peak soon but urges faster action - CNN

London CNN  —  Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal is likely to peak by 2030 — an “encouraging” development but “not nearly enough” to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Planet-heating pollution from the energy sector is also set to peak this decade

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