Ukraine war: a warning for Kyiv’s western allies from the failed Polish uprising of 1830-31
Mar 16, 2024 07:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
It has been reported that the US president, Joe Biden, has managed to scrape together US$300 million (235 million) as an emergency measure to supply the Ukraine military with at least some ammunition as it struggles to...
Ukraine war: Pope Francis should learn from his WWII predecessor’s mistakes in appeasing fascism
Mar 13, 2024 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
Pope Francis has provoked fury by suggesting in a television interview that Ukraine should find the courage to raise the white flag. Speaking to the Italian-language Swiss public broadcaster RSI, he added: When you see...
A US with fewer allies threatens global security
Mar 07, 2024 07:39 am UTC| Insights & Views
At a recent election rally in South Carolina, Donald Trump said he would encourage aggressors such as Russia to do whatever the hell they want to Nato allies he considers to have not met their financial...
Mar 06, 2024 23:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The African Union (AU) comes in for a lot of criticism. Most recently this is from within its own ranks. The AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, set out his frustrations after an AU summit in February 2024. The...
Red Sea politics: why Turkey is helping Somalia defend its waters
Feb 29, 2024 11:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
Somalia and Turkey recently announced that they would expand the terms of a defence agreement first signed on 8 February 2024 to include the maritime sector. This came as tensions rose between Somalia and landlocked...
Western leaders threaten to undermine Navalny’s legacy in Russia
Feb 22, 2024 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
The recent death of Alexei Navalny brought immediate condemnations from world leaders, with the American president immediately pointing the finger of blame at Vladimir Putin. One cannot say with certainty the Russian...
Is Russia looking to put nukes in space?
Feb 20, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what the weapon could be abounded...