Terrorism remains one the biggest security challenges across Africa today. From Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa to ISIS-linked groups in the Sahel, armed groups continue to grow in strength, move across borders and carry out deadly attacks. Despite the rising threat, many African intelligence … [Read more...]
The Extremist Domino Effect of October 7
by Mark Berlin, Sara Harmouch, Vladimir Rauta Half a century after the Yom Kippur War, Hamas’s surprise attacks on Oct. 7 echo the infamous 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict. This day has also been likened to Israel’s own Sept. 11 by diplomats and commentators, intensifying its contemporary resonance. … [Read more...]
Turmoil in Peru. Everything is getting worse.
James Jay Carafano Updating an issue we have discussed before. The crisis in Peru may not be making global headlines anymore, but things are far worse. Protests in Peru are entering their third month as radical leftist mobs demand the reinstitution of former President Pedro Castillo of the … [Read more...]
Putin’s Nuclear Risk And Reward Calculation
By: Jakub Grygiel Moscow regularly engages in nuclear saber rattling, and its battlefield problems in Ukraine have only increased the tempo and volume of Russian rhetorical reliance on nuclear weapons. Using nuclear weapons, even on a very limited, tactical level, is not cost-free, however. … [Read more...]
The forgotten menace — Is ISIS resurging?
Source: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/9454-the-forgotten-menace-is-isis-resurging?utm_source=DefenceConnect&utm_campaign=08_02_22&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID=155755c57d25d8ece93131a626d9220d1bf56b043f1eaa35f96ed9a5a3caecb5 Is the extremist group … [Read more...]
New wave of destabilization coming to Ukraine from Russia
Source: https://www.ukrinform.ru/rubric-polytics/3348234-v-snbo-zaavlaut-o-novoj-volne-destabilizacii-kotoraa-idet-v-ukrainu-iz-rossii.html NSDC10.11.2021 15:17 A new wave of destabilization is coming to Ukraine from Russia, according to Ruslan Demchenko, First Deputy Secretary of the National … [Read more...]
The Taiwan Question: How to Think About Deterrence Now
The Taiwan Question: How to Think About Deterrence Now (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Keith B. Payne, The Taiwan Question: How to Think About Deterrence Now, No. 509, November 15, 2021 Download PDF The Taiwan Question: How to Think About … [Read more...]
Delta Variants, PCR Tests and Cognitive Dissonance
By F. William Engdahl To paraphrase a famous quip from then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton in a debate with his Republican opponent in 1992, “It’s the vaccine, stupid!” The daily mainstream media and government narrative we are being inundated all … [Read more...]
Turkey Creates a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Occupied Syria
Turkey Creates a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Occupied Syria by Jonathan Spyer The Jerusalem Post April 8, 2021 … [Read more...]
Ukrainian President Headed to War Zone as U.S., Allies Push NATO Membership
Ukrainian President Headed to War Zone as U.S., Allies Push NATO Membership By Rick Rozoff Global Research, April 08, 2021 Anti-bellum 7 April 2021 … [Read more...]