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Mali: Unfair Comparisons
Strategy Page· 11 hours agoWhile the 15,300 UN peacekeepers (mainly from Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad, Bangladesh and Togo) in Mali each cost $65,000 a year, the 5,000 G5 Force troops get by on $25,000 ...
US confronts failures as terrorism spreads in West Africa - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 7 days ago“Our general desire to promote democratic governments and having healthy governance there has not...
Mali: The North Is Lost
Strategy Page· 2 days agoSeptember 27, 2023: Islamic terrorist violence in the north has left nearly 200 dead in the last month. The military government of Mali was dismayed to ...
U.S. Navy tracks Russian warships as they sail near U.S. enroute to Cuba
The Rogersville Review· 3 days agoThe U.S. Navy is tracking several Russian military vessels, including a nuclear-powered submarine,...
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
PAHomePage.com· 3 days agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts...
F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows
New York Times· 17 hours agoThe Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Christopher A. Wray, who...
Biden, Macron and Zelensky escalate war threats against Russia at D-Day commemoration
World Socialist Web Site· 7 days agoAs the NATO-backed Ukrainian regime faces military collapse, NATO is giving long-range missiles to...
Exclusive: Africa's Great Green Wall to miss 2030 goal says UN desertification president
Reuters· 2 days agoThe project...kilometre-long (5,000 mile-long) corridor from the Atlantic to the Red Sea and...
'Peacefulness' Is Down Globally. These Are the 10 Most – and Least – Peaceful Countries.
US News & World Report· 4 days agoThe findings from think tank the Institute for Economics & Peace show that 65 countries experienced an improvement in peacefulness in 2023. The 97 countries that decreased in a score based on ...
Support: Reachback Reliance In Ukraine
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMarch 14, 2023: The war in Ukraine is unique because of the large number of new (to Ukrainians) weapons that have arrived since the Russians invaded in early 2022. The countries sending this ...