A look ahead at 2022 and the key conflicts to watch, from The Red Line's Senior Researcher and Analyst Perri Grace

With the major powers pivoting to the Indo-Pacific, Moscow is scrambling to cement its role in the region.

Sri Lanka has for decades experienced crisis after crisis, but throughout it all remained steadfastly neutral, but can Colombo keep going.

Indonesia is at the heart of the current great power contest, yet its trade and bilateral relations with the US are severely lacking.

The Baltic Republics are NATO's most difficult defence commitment. We look at Russian and NATO capacities, and what a war would look like.

The Kremlin has entered the growing battle for power and influence in Africa through disinformation, arms exports, energy projects and PMCs.

Warfare is becoming increasingly privatised, and there is no framework to deal with it. We look at Wagner's operations in Africa and at sea.

Algeria has long fought for the leadership of North Africa. We look at the bubbling conflict between them and Morocco.

The program to give refuge to people escaping Afghanistan has help in the Western Balkans. What are the strategic aims behind this?

Vietnam is quickly become the new frontline in the South China Sea, with the nation standing in the direct path of an expansionist China.

Georgia's local elections are a de facto referendum on Georgian Dream; the increasingly pro-Russia, anti-democratic party in leadership.

With Merkel departing after 16 years at Germany's helm, Putin is deploying his German playbook in full force. The Red Line investigates.

The frontier of space militarisation and warfare has become increasingly competitive, with consequences for terrestrial geopolitics.

Protests in 2020 shook the Belarusian political system, which has been ruled by one man since 1994. Where is Belarus headed?

Finland is the focus of increasing Russian disinformation and infiltration campaigns. The Red Line analyses Putin's Finland playbook.

We look at the centuries old battle for Cyprus. While the conflict is currently stagnant, the discovery of new gas fields may reignite it.

The aggressive nationalism of Kyrgyzstan's new President threatens to plunge the country into frozen conflicts and destabilise Central Asia.

Brazil's increasingly tense politics must grapple with the looming financial crisis. We look at the outlook for Brazil over the next decade.

Mali is seeing its worst period of unrest in decades, and an alliance of militant organisations is building its strength in the shadows.

The Tigray conflict has decimated Ethtiopia's army, sent the country toward the brink, and may reignite conflicts throughout Africa.

Conflict diamonds have seen a revival as a currency for arms sales, military contracts, and illicit services. The Red Line investigates.

As Yemen enters its seventh year of protracted conflict, efforts to reach some form of peace agreement are finally beginning to bear fruit.

As the world marches away from oil, the pressure is building for the United Arab Emirates to secure their future while they still can.

Madagascar is torn between a vanilla mafia, a corrupt government, and growing geopolitical competition between China and India.