In the war-torn Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, the now comforting sight of Rwandan soldiers patrolling the countryside and towns of the region may become a more lasting fixture for… Continue reading "Rwandan Troops to stay in Mozambique"
Pakistan has released a public version of the country’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP). The NSP was approved by the federal cabinet on 28 December, and unveiled by Prime Minister… Continue reading "Pakistan Releases Public Version Of First Ever National Security Policy"
The President of Nigeria has requested that the US government consider relocation of US Africa Command headquarters to Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the suggestion during a virtual meeting with… Continue reading "Nigerian President Calls For USAFRICOM To Consider Relocating To Africa"
The Iraqi security forces and Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve report that the “emir” of ISIS in Iraq, Abu Yasir, was killed in an airstrike near Kirkuk on January… Continue reading "ISIS’ Leader In Iraq Reported Killed In Coalition Airstrike"
A radical Islamist organisation with roots in Sunni Wahhabism, ISIS is a Jihadist movement that seeks to establish a new Islamic Caliphate under Sharia law. Founded in Jordan as Jama’at… Continue reading "In Profile: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)"
The Russian Ministry of Defense accepted the delivery of the first three Orion unmanned aerial vehicles built by the Kronstadt Group. Nikolai Dolzhenkov, the chief designer at the Kronstadt Group,… Continue reading "Russian Military Receives First Shipment of Orion UAVs"
With the end of the Cold War one general opinion on NATO’s future was that the organisation had lost its purpose. The only threat to the West had collapsed and… Continue reading "Thinking on NATO’s Political Future"