Military & Security

The turmoil in America’s politics – plagued by internal extremism, threats to democracy and the hyperpoliticization of foreign policy – means it will be an impossible task to bring the country together at a perilous moment, CNN comments. A weekend of terror in Israel has sharpened already grave …

The geopolitical consequences of the bloody clashes between Israel and Hamas risk to be serious, warns Kanwal Sibal, a former Indian Foreign Secretary, he was India’s Ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France and Russia. Already the Ukraine conflict has been very disruptive at the international level. This conflict which …

The U.S. Departure from its longstanding policies in the Middle East under Former President Trump may have everything to do with the current situation there. During Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States pursued several diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East, including the normalization of relations between Israel and …

The world is rapidly entering an era of “revenge”. Two main vectors converge: from the East and South. On the one hand, Asian powers – China, India, Russia – are striving to take a strong position in the World Order. On the other hand, a diverse group of …

Mohammad Godobe The Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabab first rose to prominence in 2006 when US-backed Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia under the cover of American drones, ousting a coalition of Shariah courts, dubbed the Islamic Courts Union, of which Al-Shabab was the youth wing. The armed group became the …

Kester Klomegah Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have taken an admirable strategic step by signing a trilateral security pact in collective efforts to battle extremism and terrorism threats in the Sahel region. It is an opportunity, especially at this critical moment, to work relentlessly for peace and tranquillity, …

Jonathan Fenton Harvey  As the United States and China continue to jostle for technological superiority, particularly in the semiconductor industry, Middle Eastern nations are finding themselves caught in the crossfire. The ongoing trade war, which has largely had an indirect impact on the Middle East up until now, …

Transformative technologies should not be abandoned due to their risks. Instead, we should focus on understanding the threats, implementing necessary countermeasures, and utilizing the tools in a safer and more secure manner. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning gives new meaning to the measure-countermeasure dynamic—that is, the …

The often-overlooked Central European country’s elections serve as a bellwether over Western public attitudes concerning the war in Ukraine. Slovakia will hold elections at the end of this month, just over thirty years after securing an elusive permanent independence. Unelected governments have led the country for nearly a …