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The Soufan Center13 Oct

The UN Faces its Future: The Next Secretary-General

On January 1, 2027, the tenth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) will take the oath of office. António Guterres will be stepping down after a ten-year term, leaving the 81-year-old institution at a time when its role is being re-evaluated both from within and without. The process for selecting his successor is now in […] The post The UN Faces its Future: The Next Secretary-General appeared first on The Soufan Center .

Global politics

The Soufan Center12 Oct

Outside Powers Respond to Instability in the Red Sea

A September advance by the Iran-backed Houthi movement (Ansarallah) down the Red Sea coast has expanded the Yemen conflict, drawing several outside actors into the fighting. The Houthi seizure of territory astride the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which nearly 10 percent of global trade passes, elevated the global significance of the Yemen conflict. The […] The post Outside Powers Respond to Instability in the Red Sea appeared first on The Soufan Center .

East Africa · West & Central Asia · Defense · Oil & energy · Global politics

The Soufan Center9 Oct

France’s Student Protests Test a Fragile Government

France is facing its largest student-led protest movement in decades, in which over 500 schools have been closed, with demonstrations beginning in late-September over insufficient school conditions, increasingly challenging the federal government. As of October 6, an estimated 71,500–266,000 protestors — including —14,500-56,000 in Paris — are protesting France’s lycées, or high schools, according to […] The post France’s Student Protests Test a Fragile Government appeared first on The Soufan Center .

Europe · Global politics