Sahel: France, allies withdraw from Mali but fight against Jihadists continue
When they arrived in 2013 it was in a rush: 250 men from a base in Senegal; 950 from Chad; helicopters…
Infographic: Russia, Ukraine and the global wheat supply
•More than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine. By Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad Russia is the…
The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany
By Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First,…
Ukraine defies Russia, enacts new security strategy in line with NATO, EU standards
•Strategy aims to improve security in line with NATO and EU standards •President Zelensky declared Feb. 16 as Day of…
The West – united on Ukraine, divided on Russia
•Western disagreements on the Russian military escalation in Eastern Europe play into Putin’s hand. By Marwan Bishara After months of…
Scenario analysis on a Ukrainian insurgency
Summary Russia looks likely to invade Ukraine in the coming weeks, if not days. The number of forces Russia has…
France hosts summit on Mali, considers troops withdrawal
•Belgium excludes deployment of troops to Mali for now By Sylvie Corbet France is hosting a summit on Wednesday devoted…
Henry Kissinger: How the Ukraine crisis ends
•To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end By Henry A. Kissinger (first published March 5, 2014) Public discussion on…
Russia and Ukraine are trapped in medieval myths
•A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict. By Kristaps Andrejsons There are plenty of economic and security explanations for the Ukraine crisis.…
NATO and the Ukraine-Russia crisis: Five key things to know
•Moscow has the future of the US-headed transatlantic military alliance in its sights as Kyiv eyes membership. •Russia’s president says…