Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert as tension mounts
In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put…
Ukraine: US, UK, EU to remove Russian banks from SWIFT payment system
The United States, United Kingdom and European Union, on Saturday, have agreed to cut off some Russian banks from the…
Ketanji Onyika Brown-Jackson Announced as Biden’s Pick for Supreme Court Nominee
•Appeals court judge in Washington, D.C. would be first Black woman to serve on nation’s top court By Ken Thomas , Tarini Parti and Jacob…
The Coming Ukrainian Insurgency
•Russia’s Invasion Could Unleash Forces the Kremlin Can’t Control By Douglas London Russian forces have struck targets across Ukraine and seized…
If New Looks could kill: Russia’s military capability in 2022
•The deployment of Russian troops and equipment to areas close to Ukraine has led to much attention on Russia’s armed…
China-Russia Entete: The Eurasian nightmare
•Chinese-Russian Convergence and the Future of American Order By Hal Brands The greatest strategic problem the United States faces is the…
Emerging threats in Africa under the spotlight
By defenceWeb A European Union (EU)/ African Union (AU) joint Africa peace and security architecture summit heard both face growing…
ISWAP now using drones to target Nigerian, MNJTF military bases-Report
•ISWAP is known to use cheap off-the-shelf drones captured in raids for reconnaissance, media and harassing activities. By Murtala Abdullahi…
Lines in the sand: West Africa’s coastal states are bracing for a jihadist storm
•With French troops leaving Mali, its neighbours are at risk A drone whirs overhead as Ivorian special forces creep out…
How Putin’s invasion of Ukraine affects the rest of Russian foreign policy towards Africa, others
•Could the decision to attack Ukraine portend a shift in Moscow’s international decision-making? By Heather Ashby; Jude Mutah; Andrew Scobell, Ph.D.;…