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Forward Defence: Iran's Asymmetric Strategy of Resistance
The core strategic dilemma of the Islamic Republic of Iran is that it is arrayed against forces far more powerful than itself. This...
Christopher Soelistyo
Aug 3139 min read
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Little Red Dot, Great Influence: Singapore in Southeast Asia
The city-state of Singapore is barely visible on a map of Southeast Asia. So small it is that Indonesian president B.J. Habibie once...
Christopher Soelistyo
Aug 3110 min read
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GeoMaps: Charting the Determinants of Global Power
The world is a highly unequal place. Across borders and continents, there are massive disparities in wealth and power. This includes...
Christopher Soelistyo
Aug 316 min read
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The roots of Lebanon's financial crisis
This article was originally published  on UCL Pi Media in February 2021. Source: Flickr.  The explosion of August 4, 2020, came at a bad...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 208 min read
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Death from the Skies of Libya, Part III: The largest drone war in the world
This article was originally published  on UCL Pi Media in January 2021 as part III of a three-part series. Two Il-76 aircraft destroyed...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 207 min read
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Death from the skies of Libya, part II: Arming the Silk Roads
This article was originally published  on UCL Pi Media in November 2020 as part II of a three-part series. An MQ-9 Reaper flies above the...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 207 min read
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Death from the skies of Libya, part I: Arab Winter
This article was originally published on UCL Pi Media in November 2020 as part I of a three-part series. Armed troops in Libya. Image...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 207 min read
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Big Oil again peers into the abyss
This article was originally published on UCL Pi Media in September 2020. Source: Flickr This year, the oil and gas markets have been...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 207 min read
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Alliance of convenience: the Israeli-Emirati peace
This article was originally published on UCL Pi Media in August 2020. Photo by Snowscat on Unsplash. The recent announcement  of a full...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 207 min read
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Climate and conflict: the violent consequences of environmental crisis
This article was originally published on UCL Pi Media in March 2020. The Assad regime fell in December 2024, arguably marking the end...
Christopher Soelistyo
Jul 204 min read
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