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Opinion | Why Israel Is in Existential Danger Today
New York Times· 8 hours agoOn Nov. 4, 2022, just after the current far-right Israeli government coalition won election, I wrote a column with this headline: “The Israel We Knew Is...
Intelligence: Airbase 201 In Africa
Strategy Page· 3 hours agoJune 29, 2019: After five years of negotiations, followed by years of construction delays, the new American airbase in Niger has been completed. Called Airbase 201, it cost $110 million and ...
Russia notably absent as Swiss peace summit starts
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia will join many Western heads of state and government and other leaders at a conference this...
Lucas: Where is Biden’s effort to free hostages
Boston Herald· 1 day agoIt is good that Israeli commandos, in a daring mission, were able to rescue four Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas terrorists. It is only too bad...
Rwanda’s Rigged Election
Foreign Policy Magazine· 6 days agoThe highlights this week: Malawi’s vice president is killed in plane crash, Somalia gets a two-year U.N. Security Council seat, and Egypt ...
Somalia: Decline and Fall
Strategy Page· 5 days agoSeptember 22, 2023: Al Shabaab forces are on the defensive and unable to withstand the growing army efforts to drive al Shabaab forces out of towns and villages. Al Shabaab depends on those ...
Somalia: Another Round Of Redemption And Extension
Strategy Page· 4 days agoDespite relative peace and prosperity, so far Somalia was unable to turn that into a more permanent condition by holding national elections. Somalia has ...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 2 days agoReeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect ...
Afghanistan: Vulnerable To The Point Of Extinction
Strategy Page· 5 days agoS. forces in Afghanistan have made it clear that they will keep fighting. Afghanistan is one of the few nations on the planet that are bested...none that is enforced much.
Somalia: Being A Failed State And Owning It
Strategy Page· 6 days agoJune 18, 2018: The peacekeepers are trying to take advantage of the annual “Ramadan Offensive” and hit al Shabaab when they are most active and exposed. Al Shabaab, like most Islamic terror ...