Ukraine Crisis: FG disowns trending travel advisory
Mukaila Ola The Federal Government has disowned a trending travel advisory contained in a statement with Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
This 1946 telegram predicts much of Russia’s 21st-century foreign policy
•Somehow, an American diplomat foresaw thoroughly contemporary innovations like troll farms By Simon Kuper In 1946, the Kremlin’s growing aggression…
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…
Ukraine braces for cyber invasion
•Its defences have improved a lot since 2014, but weaknesses remain “BE AFRAID AND prepare for the worst,” read a…
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…
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…
Behind China’s warning against a Russian invasion is a desire to protect ties with the US
•After strongly supporting Moscow’s standoff with the West over Ukraine, Beijing aligns its position closer to Washington’s By Lingling Wei China’s…
Washington must prepare for war with both Russia and China
•Pivoting to Asia and forgetting about Europe isn’t an option. By Matthew Kroenig As Russia threatens the largest land invasion in…