Trump's changing view of Afghanistan: are private armies part of the plan?
Aug 22, 2017 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trump has defied expectation by pledging to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan. In an address from Arlington, Virginia, the president announced that, following a review of the US strategy in...
Aug 22, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Commentary
In a speech last night, President Trump outlined a new approach to United States longest war in history in Afghanistan which continues to rage for seventeen years. While maintaining the military approach, President Trump,...
Aug 21, 2017 11:33 am UTC| Commentary
Despite North Korea branding the event as the most explicit expression of hostility, the United States and South Korea has moved to begin the 10-day joint military drill today. The event is named as Ulchi Freedom Guardian....
Global Geo-political Series: EU chief calls for end of reliance on US military support
Aug 21, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Commentary
In a push to establish Europes own integrated military, the European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker once again called for ending reliance on the United States support to defend against external threats. In June this...
Global Geo-political Series: U.S. toughens stance on China over South China Sea
Aug 18, 2017 10:57 am UTC| Commentary
The United States is toughening its stance over the South China Sea on China, which considers most of the energy rich sea as its own sovereign territory and has built artificial islands and converted them as military...
Aug 18, 2017 08:35 am UTC| Commentary
Pakistans foreign office said in an announcement that the country is disappointed with the United States decision to designate Hizbul Mujahideen as a terrorist organization operating in the Kashmir region, which is claimed...
Global Geo-political Series: China calls on North Korea and United States to reduce tempo
Aug 17, 2017 09:12 am UTC| Commentary
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called on both the United States and North Korea to reduce their war of words tempo by hitting the break. Over the past few weeks, the United States and North Korea had been engaged in war...
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