With Russia lurking and diplomatic channels failing, Washington is preparing to redeploy its troops from Nigerien soil while pressure from the Chadian army threatens to end its operations
Washington is maneuvering with authorities after a coup that left the country more closely aligned with nations like Russia and Iran and ended an agreement that allowed for the presence of a U.S. air base and 1,000 military personnel
Bancroft Global Development, which has military training experience in Somalia, acknowledged discussions with the Central African Republic, which is seeking to ‘diversify’ its security relations
More than a million minors affected by the war are at risk of depression and post-traumatic stress. Public and private initiatives are trying to rebuild networks to help them
A member of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine for the past 22 months, this Colombian has participated in some of the major battles in the east. He has now retreated from the trenches, after seeing many of his fellow soldiers have die
The chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Anti-Corruption Committee says that the battle against fraud has made society begin to become aware of this scourge. She vows that, unlike in the past, nobody who is found guilty of corruption is untouchable
Kyiv starts issuing new housing certificates for those whose homes were destroyed by the Russian offensive. Many do not want to leave their land even though they have not had a decent roof over their heads for almost two years
Kyiv is torn between compulsory military service and targeted enlistment while the government, which estimates the number of recruits needed for the front at 500,000, has withdrawn a new mobilization law due to lack of consensus
Russia’s average monthly expenditure on imports of battlefield goods from January to October 2023 stood at $932 million, only 10% less than the Kremlin was spending before sanctions
The Jordanian-Palestinian novelist is pessimistic about peace with a far-right Israeli government and believes the West supports Israel to atone for past sins
The origin, nature and ideology of the Palestinian militia is far removed from that of the jihadist group, although the tactics used in the October 7 attack have led the Netanyahu government to equate them
The author of some of the best works on how to understand the region claims that Israel’s current military campaign against the Gaza Strip is ‘state-sponsored terrorism’
Supporters of both sides are using the internet to spread fake news and propaganda. This has prompted the EU to demand greater stringency from the social media platforms X, TikTok and Facebook
The Austrian lawyer responds to the controversial statements of the British Minister Suella Braverman saying that human rights ‘are not a luxury,’ and argues that Russia is the main responsible for the crimes committed in Ukraine
A year-and-a-half after the Russian invasion began, Ukrainians are striving to fix the damage with a joint response from Kyiv, local governments, civil society, international donors and NGOs
Almost 18 months after the start of the war, a humanitarian corridor between the Russian city of Belgorod and Sumi in northeastern Ukraine opens a window of opportunity for trapped citizens
The city of Lviv has launched an innovative idea to welcome pregnant women or women with young children fleeing the east of the country. The objective is to keep them away from violence in their first months of motherhood
Most of Moscow’s shells, drones, vehicles and artillery rely on electronic components from foreign companies. The involvement of intermediaries and a lack of export controls allow such trade to happen
The Center for Civil Liberties has documented 4,000 people arrested during the invasion, a number the Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, puts as high as 20,000
Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative puts the Ukrainian agricultural sector on the ropes. The crops are piling up in the silos that Moscow bombs, while the price of transporting goods by land has multiplied
The capital of western Ukraine, a short distance from NATO territory, is still reeling from the July 6 air strike, which killed 10 people and wounded 48
The end of the rebellion has raised questions about what will happen to the mercenary group, which acts as the Kremlin’s unofficial armed wing in countries such as Mali and the Central African Republic
Museums such as the National Gallery and the Metropolitan have agreed to retitle works described in their catalogs as Russian amid an offensive against the Russification of Ukrainian history