Matthew Powell
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Why the UK’s support for Saudi Arabia also signals a reset of relations with Donald Trump (opens the original)
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Tensions in the Middle East have escalated in 2026, with the attacks by the US and Israel against Iran. Renewed attacks by Saudi Arabia against the Houthi rebels in Yemen dialled up hostilities even further. Through attacks on global shipping, this small group has had a strategic impact far greater than its size and capability. Now, the UK has stepped in with an offer of support to its Saudi allies. It is vital for the world economy that the strait in question, Bab al-Mandab, remains passable to
Russia bets on ballistic missiles to combat the success of Ukraine’s drone warfare (opens the original)
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Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has regularly targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure with missile attacks. The strategy adopted by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his generals is two-fold: to increase the cost of continuing to resist and to erode civilian morale. The attacks have aimed to disrupt and destroy Ukraine’s military supply and logistics capabilities, its power generation and civilian housing. The war on the front lines has reached a
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