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…
UK injects £10M into Nigeria’s clean energy financing
Ngozi James The UK Authorities says it is providing up to £10 million of concessional aid to reduce the risk…
Breaking: Russia will recognize 2 separatist regions in Ukraine–Kremlin
•President Vladimir V. Putin was set to address the nation late on Monday after an extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security…
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…
Japan’s high-tech militarization: Asserting independence in an uncertain world
By Matthew Edwin Carpenter Highlights Japan will continue to move over the next five years toward establishing an independent defense policy…
Nigerian Military Airstrike kill children in Niger Republic
No fewer than seven children have been reportedly killed by the Nigerian military in airstrikes targeting bandits in Nachade, Niger…
China strengthens security ties with Nigeria
By Nalova Akua The Chinese Communist Party, CCP’s footprint is expanding across West Africa, and with it, China’s concern for its own nationals…
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…
‘Guaranteed defeat’: President Putin supervises nuclear drills
•Russian leader oversees launch of military exercises involving Moscow’s strategic nuclear missiles with tensions sky-high over possible Ukraine invasion. Russia’s…
China could run Russia’s playbook on Taiwan
•The Ukraine crisis should refocus thinking on China’s threats. By Dan Blumenthal As Russia edges toward a full-scale invasion, U.S. thinking…