Philippa Kaur

This is not merely about “Somaliland”. This is about Africa and the principle that Somalia’s borders cannot be altered without the consent of its people and institutions. Israel’s recognition of the self-declared “Republic of Somaliland” is a neocolonial exploitation project of a complex, deeply divided region in northwestern Somalia. It is a violation of Somalia’s… Continue reading Somalia Must Confront Israeli Neocolonial Exploitation of “Somaliland”
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Fair Observer’s Chief Strategy Officer Peter Isackson and former CIA analyst and whistleblower John Kiriakou discuss the relationship between intelligence services, the presidency and the media. The conversation revolves around a blunt question: Are intelligence agencies, as they function today, compatible with democratic governance? Drawing on personal experience and historical cases, Kiriakou argues that secrecy,… Continue reading FO° Talks: Does the CIA Control American Presidents and Media? John Kiriakou Explains
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When nations prepare for conflict, they frequently pretend to be preparing for peace. India’s 2025 Trishul military exercise, a large-scale tri-service simulation, is being portrayed as a routine operation. However, routine, like most things in the security world, may be understood differently by multiple perspectives. On the surface, Trishul represents military modernization and readiness. But… Continue reading India’s Trishul Drill Is A Symbolic Gesture of Regional Power
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Since taking office in November 2022 on the back of an unprecedented progressive-led coalition, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has managed to keep the government intact and functional through 2025. The 15th General Election had produced the country’s first-ever hung parliament, which forced Anwar’s reformist Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance to join hands with the United… Continue reading Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Struggles With Reform Politics in Unstable Coalition
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Ever since Washington withheld battlefield intelligence from Kyiv in 2025, European intelligence agencies have been pulling back from their American counterparts and drawing closer to one another. In the first open admission of its kind, intelligence chiefs in the Netherlands recently described withholding information from the Americans. While this is a sensible hedge against the… Continue reading Europe’s Split With Washington Is Growing — But Its Vulnerabilities in Brussels Are Deeper.
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The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) is one of the most prominent yet contentious sociopolitical phenomena in recent Pakistani history. Emerging from the conflict, displacement and counterterrorism of post 9/11, from the northwestern borderlands of Pakistan, the PTM has helped to give voice to grievances that have long festered in the Pashtun population over issues of… Continue reading Security, Identity and the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement Discourse in Pakistan
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There are three remarkable shared characteristics about the wave of Generation Z (Gen Z) protests that have swept around the world in the last 18 months: the speed and scale with which they took off, their astonishing success and, lastly, the mix of motivations that lit the spark of protest and those that are missing… Continue reading Climate Protest in the Age of Unrest
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