The Great Powers

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Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, in a bilateral meeting

Yemen’s War Reignites as Lebanon’s Army Completes Only Half a Job

Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Middle East Analysis — Issue No. 2. Heavy fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s government broke out on 3 September, Lebanon’s army finished disarming the south but Hezbollah rejected the next phase, and Gaza’s roadmap remains unconfirmed by Israel. Coverage period 1–15 September 2026.

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Aerial view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile

Egypt Takes the Nile Dispute to the Security Council as China Courts the Global South

Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Great Power Watch — Issue No. 1. Egypt petitioned the UN Security Council over Ethiopia’s Nile dam plans while China spent September collecting diplomatic capital from Cairo to New Delhi. Coverage period 8–15 September 2026.

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Sailors move an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln

Two Disarmaments and a Blockade: How Washington Set the Middle East’s Week

Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Middle East. A Hezbollah disarmament deadline, a Hamas disarmament roadmap, a naval blockade of Iran and a warning to Türkiye over Syria — one week of American pressure, and where it stops. 24–31 August 2026.

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