What is hybrid war, and is Russia waging it in Ukraine?
•An old idea acquires new dimensions in a globalised world In 2014 mysterious “little green men” without military insignia emerged in…
The West is sleepwalking into war in Ukraine
•It’s not easy to make sense of how the United States and Europe are responding to Russia’s aggression. By Stephen M.…
US Air Force spy plane takes spotlight in empty Ukraine Airspace
John Chuks Anyim While Ukraine’s airspace has been largely empty amid the crisis with Russia, a remotely piloted U.S. military…
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has removed all doubt. We’re in a new cold war
By Erica Gaston Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bellicose speech yesterday, in which he announced that Russia had recognized the independence…
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…