Niger and Russia are forming military ties: 3 ways this could upset old allies
Jan 30, 2024 08:43 am UTC| Insights & Views
In July 2023, Nigers military took over in a coup just two years after the countrys first transition to civilian power. The coup has brought into sharp focus the role of foreign countries in Nigers politics. Before the...
Jan 30, 2024 08:42 am UTC| Insights & Views
As Israels war with Hamas drags into its fourth month, some Israelis are becoming increasingly angry at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governments inability to free the remaining 136 hostages in the Gaza...
Israel-Palestinian conflict: is the two-state solution now dead?
Jan 29, 2024 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The growing rift between the Biden administration and the Netanyahu government over Israels war in Gaza is now in the open, with public disagreement between them on the viability of a two-state solution to the...
The West's strikes against Houthis risk igniting a powderkeg in the Middle East
Jan 23, 2024 05:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
The United States and the United Kingdom are launching missile and drone strikes against the Yemeni armed group Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis. Houthis, a faction in the ongoing Yemen civil war, had been...
Military interests are pushing new nuclear power – and the UK government has finally admitted it
Jan 20, 2024 06:10 am UTC| Insights & Views
The UK government has announced the biggest expansion of the [nuclear] sector in 70 years. This follows years of extraordinarily expensive support. Why is this? Official assessments acknowledge nuclear performs poorly...
Ukraine recap: possibility of imminent Russian offensive focuses minds on Kyiv's weapons shortages
Jan 20, 2024 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views
As youd expect, Ukraines president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been working the room at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. After a disappointing end to 2023 on the battlefield, with signs of battle fatigue among...
Gaza war: how South Africa's genocide case against Israel is shaping up
Jan 17, 2024 03:44 am UTC| Law
Over the past few days, South Africa has made its case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, accusing the Israeli government of committing genocide with its 100-day assault on Gaza. With the death toll...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India