Police, Customs, terrorists set Katsina, Niger on fire
•About 15 killed, many injured, others kidnapped•Theatre commander tasks troops on professionalism By Danjuma Michael, Njadvara Musa and Bala Yahaya Four…
It’s wrong to use mercenaries against Boko Haram, bandits-South Korean envoy
By Aidoghie Paulinus The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, has said it is not appropriate…
Russia-China alliance: Has ‘Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia’ come full circle?
•The new China-Russia friendship ‘without limits’ is being put to the test, the latest chapter in nearly 80 years of…
Ukraine’s new foreign legion takes the fight to Russian forces
•President Volodymyr Zelensky appeals to battle-hardened veterans in race to augment its ranks By Brett Forrest Irakli Okruashvili, a former defense…
Nigeria doesn’t need mercenaries for war against terror – CDS, Gen Irabor
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has shot down the suggestion foreign mercenaries be employed to help in…
Maintaining America’s nuclear deterrent
By John D. Maurer The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats against his neighbors are drawing renewed…
Time for NATO to find a way out of the escalation trap in Ukraine
•NATO has superior force at its disposal and an abundance of intelligence, and yet it cannot use force to alter…
Putin is creating the multipolar world he (thought he) wanted
By Sven Biscop, Bart Dessein & Jasper Roctus Up until the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s and China’s worsening relations…
China to face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions-US
By Andrea Shalal, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China’s top diplomat Yang…
Why Russia wins some sympathy in Africa and the Middle East
•But countries in the region will try to avoid choosing between it and the West In 2019 vladimir putin welcomed 43…