The Mystique of the Female Soldier: Portrayals of Ukrainian Women in Western Media
By Sarah Keisler The conflict in Ukraine is one of the largest Europe has seen since World War II. While…
America returns to containment to deal with Russia and China
•Strategists are relearning the lessons of the cold war THE AIRSTRIKES that pummelled the Ukrainian military base near the town…
Is the West laissez-faire about economic warfare?
By Esfandyar Batmanghalidj In his 1919 work Economic Consequences of the Peace, John Maynard Keynes warns that “the menace of inflationism…
Ukraine admits it won’t be part of NATO
•Kiev’s constitution-enshrined bid for membership in the military bloc can’t be realized, Zelensky said •Volodymyr Zelensky claimed NATO wouldn’t send…
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,…