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International transport corridors (ITCs) are gaining independent geo-economic importance, where the transit of goods and passengers guarantees a constant source of profit, security and growth. The question lies in the routes and the combination of interests of project participants. What is attractive about the Zangezur transport and communications corridor?

Security and stability in Africa are major issues for the international community. The continent faces many challenges, such as terrorism, armed conflicts, piracy and humanitarian crises. In this context, cooperation between African states and international partners is essential to promote peace and security. It is within this framework that the African Chiefs of Staff Conference was organized in Gaborone, Botswana, from June 24 to 26, 2024, although it betrayed its initial objectives.

Violent regime change in the South Asian country of Bangladesh unfolded rapidly and mostly by stealth as the rest of the world focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, growing tensions in the Middle East and a simmering confrontation between the US and China in the Asia-Pacific region. The implications of the successful putsch, carried out by US-backed opposition groups, stands to impact South and Southeast Asia, as well as create instability along the peripheries of the two most populous nations on Earth, China and India.