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![Police checkpoint near Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road during two-week Corona curfew]( "Police checkpoint near Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road during two-week Corona curfew")
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- Patricia Jannack
- Stephan Roll
Political Prisoners in Sisi’s Egypt
Arbitrary Detention as an Obstacle to German Stabilisation Efforts
SWP Comment 2021/C 49, 07.09.2021, 4 Pages
doi:10.18449/2021C49
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![Taliban fighter looks at Taliban flags and posters of leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan]( "Taliban fighter looks at Taliban flags and posters of leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan")
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The Taliban’s chance
The Taliban will find a more favourable international environment in Afghanistan today than when they first took power 25 years ago. With support from neighbouring states, they could stabilise their power. Andrea Schmitz and Christian Wagner outline the conditions.
Point of View 2021, 01.09.2021
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![The frigate »Bayern« lies in port before departure for a training voyage in the Indian and Pacific Oceans]( "The frigate »Bayern« lies in port before departure for a training voyage in the Indian and Pacific Oceans")
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A Delicate Mission: The Frigate Bayern, the Rules-Based International Order and the Status of Diego Garcia
The German frigate Bayern is on a seven-month mission in the Indo-Pacific. Its planned call at Diego Garcia raises questions concerning international law, as Felix Heiduk explains.
Point of View 2021, 24.08.2021
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![President Putin on a visit to the Russian Northern Fleet on Alexandraland Island in the Arctic in 2017.]( "President Putin on a visit to the Russian Northern Fleet on Alexandraland Island in the Arctic in 2017.")
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The Rush for the North Pole
A Furious Start to Russia’s Arctic Council Chairmanship
SWP Comment 2021/C 48, 16.08.2021
doi:10.18449/2021C48
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The “Axis of Resistance”
Iran’s Expansion in the Middle East Is Hitting a Wall
SWP Research Paper 2021/RP 06, 12.08.2021, 35 Pages
doi:10.18449/2021RP06
