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…
Germany’s F-35 order will field a stealth fleet twice the size of Russia’s
•Germany plans to buy up to 35 F-35 Stealth Fighters By Alex Hollings Germany will add F-35 Joint Strike Fighters…
Putin, Zelensky still talking—Through Israelis
•Putin and Bennett spoke for an hour and a half on Monday even as the Russian assault grinds on. By Michael…
Professional military education institutions in Africa
By the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Professional military education institutions aim to foster capable and apolitical militaries to uphold…
Russian bombers just proved a no-fly zone won’t work over Ukraine
By Alex Hollings Over the weekend, Russian bombers flying inside Russian airspace deployed long-range cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets, proving…
Russia-Ukraine War: America’s hesitation is heartbreaking
•As the leader of NATO and of the free world, the United States needs to think much bigger than it…
China sees at least one winner emerging from Ukraine war: China
•The country’s leaders think it can shield itself from economic and diplomatic fallout and eventually be seen as a pillar…
First signs of joint Sino-Russian diplomacy in Africa emerge in Guinea, Kenya
By TCAP Signs of closer Sino-Russian diplomatic coordination emerged in Africa just three days after President Vladimir Putin met with…
Ukraine-Russia War: Nigeria’s need for wheat is rising—and so is the price
By Alexander Onukwue Nigeria’s dependence on foreign imports to satisfy growing wheat consumption might face its biggest challenge yet due to…
With defence budget three times bigger than Russia, Europe should be a military super power-Top diplomat
•Says EU needs defence autonomy, independent capacity to face it’s challenges Unification of EU forces on military side reinforces NATO,…