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Elisabeth Braw

Elisabeth Braw

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The Houthis Have Declared War on the Environment

On March 2, she was gone. The Belize-flagged, British-owned bulk carrier Rubymar sank in the narrow water lane between the coasts of Yemen and...

19.03.2024 6

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Russia is Waging Spiritual War in Africa

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic You’ve heard plenty about Russia’s territorial expansion. But the Russians aren’t...

13.03.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

How Do-Gooders Are Deflating the Defense Industry

Understanding the conflict two years on. More on this topic Back in the early 2000s, when war in the West seemed unlikely, corporations, investors,...

23.02.2024 30

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Merchant Shippers Fear Another Tanker War Is Coming

U.S. President Joe Biden has taken steps to avenge the deaths of William Rivers, Kennedy Sanders, and Breonna Moffett, the three U.S. service members...

06.02.2024 3

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Swedes Are United Against Tesla’s Union Busting

 Whatever his personal flaws, Elon Musk has been a masterful business builder. Tesla and SpaceX are two of the more successful companies the South...

29.01.2024 6

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

In the Red Sea, the Royal Navy Is Back

Yemen’s Houthi rebels—once a relatively obscure group—are suddenly dominating the Red Sea and threatening global trade, and Britain’s Royal...

12.01.2024 4

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Red Sea Shipping Takes Another Blow From Iran

2024 was only a few hours old when Iran dispatched a warship, the frigate Alborz, to the Red Sea. Its arrival was yet more bad news for shipping,...

08.01.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Iran Threatens to Take Red Sea Disruption to New Waters

So risky has the Red Sea become since Houthi militants started their attacks on shipping that, since late November, over 350 container ships—plus...

28.12.2023 8

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2023

The year's best stories Oxford University Press’s word of 2023 was “rizz,” which the publisher defines as “someone’s ability to attract...

25.12.2023 7

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

The Red Sea Crisis Is About to Ruin Christmas Gifts

When the Houthis attacked the Israeli-linked merchant vessel Galaxy Leader on Nov. 19, it was clear that shipping had entered a new and dangerous...

18.12.2023 5

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Why China Is Stepping Up Its Maritime Attacks on the Philippines

On Dec. 9, China Coast Guard vessels fired water cannons at Philippine supply ships in the Scarborough Shoal, where the Philippine ships had arrived...

14.12.2023 3

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Corporations Are Juicy Targets for Foreign Disinformation

We’re used to Russian disinformation targeting, say, Volodymyr Zelensky or U.S. presidential elections. But smear campaigns of uncertain provenance...

05.12.2023 5

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

A Pipeline Mystery Has a $53 Million Solution

The hunt is on to find the perpetrator of the sabotage on the Balticconnector pipeline between Finland and Estonia—especially since the same...

06.11.2023 3

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

The War With Hamas Could Threaten Israel’s Imports

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic Last week, in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a major Taiwanese...

25.10.2023 6

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

How the Israel-Hamas War Could Spike Oil Prices

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic As Israel bombs the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’s deadly attacks...

09.10.2023 5

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Attention-Seekers and Autocrats Are a Combustible Mix

In an extremely online age, insulting foreign governments is a superhighway to fame and notoriety. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian...

29.09.2023 30

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Italy's Meloni plans a geopolitical Queen’s Gambit

There’s no guarantee it will work — but with so many crises and challenges pressing at the same time, trying to tackle them one by one is futile.

19.09.2023 10

Politico

Elisabeth Braw

It’s Hungary’s Turn to Undermine Sweden’s NATO Accession

There are stern diplomatic letters—and then there’s the one received on Sept. 14 by Sweden’s foreign ministry, addressed to Foreign Minister...

16.09.2023 3

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

Greece Is Making a Killing Selling Ships to Russia

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Greece’s mighty shipping sector has continued to earn good money shipping Russian oil. But Greek shipowners...

11.09.2023 2

Foreign Policy

Elisabeth Braw

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