Explainer: Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia
By Tommy Wilkes The European Union and Britain announced new sanctions on Russia on Tuesday after Moscow’s recognition of two separatist…
Ukraine Crisis: FG disowns trending travel advisory
Mukaila Ola The Federal Government has disowned a trending travel advisory contained in a statement with Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Breaking: Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk
By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov EU to impose sanctions if rebel regions recognised Rouble extends losses on the day, down 3.3% vs…
Britain’s ownership of the Chagos islands has no basis, Mauritius is right to claim them
By Peter Harris The decolonisation of Mauritius was never fully completed. This is because, in 1965, the British government put…
Ukraine: Reshaping NATO to meet the Russian and Chinese Challenge
By CSIS DOWNLOAD THE REPORT There is no way to predict whether Russia will actually take military action against the…
When things fall apart – France’s withdrawal from Mali
By Nina Wilén When things fall apart you usually take a step back to look at what went wrong and to…
Cooperation with European characteristics? Lessons from China for the EU–Africa summit
ByYunnan Chen This week, European and African leaders sit down in Brussels for the long-awaited, twice delayed EU–Africa summit. This…
EU pledges $170b investment package for Africa
•European, African leaders agree on renewing partnership, focusing on green transition, investment in connectivity By Agnes Szucs Leaders from the…
America’s eyes in the skies over Ukraine
An RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft leaves the runway Aug. 13, 2015 at Offutt AFB, Neb. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY…
What If Russia Wins?
•A Kremlin-Controlled Ukraine Would Transform Europe By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage When Russia joined the ongoing civil war in Syria,…