US thwarts Somaliland’s fresh push for recognition
•While attention is elsewhere, DoD wants to send US troops back to Somalia By Emmanuel Igunza and Samar Al-Bulushi The…
Children on the battlefield: ISWAP’s latest recruits
•Schools have always been a primary Boko Haram target; now both its factions are using boys in combat. By Malike Samuel…
Russia imposes sanctions on Biden and Trudeau, other top US, Canadian Officials
Russia imposed sanctions on President Biden and other top U.S. officials, in a move aimed at restricting travel to Russia…
Global turmoil pushes Israel, and its defense industry, closer to former rivals in thed Gulf
•With Iran in mind, several Gulf countries are feeling out potential high-tech weapons deals with Israel after rapid sea-change in…
How Black America fell out of love with Africa
•Contemporary Afro-pessimist intellectuals see no shared identity that can serve as the basis for solidarity between Africans and African Americans.…
COVID-19: UK removes all travel restriction from Friday
The United Kingdom (UK) says it will remove all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions in place for foreign travellers, effective Friday,…
UK suspends Students, work visa applications in Nigeria
The Government of the United Kingdom has announced the temporary suspension of study, work and family visa applications. The British…
From Hiroshima to Ukraine: The return of the nuclear threat
By Andreas Noll Nuclear arms were a symbol of the Cold War. The recent Russian threats in the war with…
A war on many fronts: disinformation around the Russia-Ukraine war
By Stephanie Diepeveen, Olena Borodyna, Theo Tindall Multiple theatres of disinformation The Russian invasion in Ukraine has escalated the stakes…
European arms imports rise despite global fall–SIPRI
Summary European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five…