Kazakhstan Cancels Soviet-Era Parade To Focus on Combat Readiness
Like Russia, Kazakhstan commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Germany in World War II. A few weeks before 9 May, the Kazakh government announced that it planned to cancel its…
Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine
Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones are playing a force multiplier role for Ukraine in its war with Russia. According to several Turkish defense experts, the way Ukrainian forces have used these…
Turkey Tightens Grip on Black Sea amid War in Ukraine
Turkey has seized on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to increase its control of the Black Sea by closing it to foreign warships, stepping up natural gas exploration efforts, and holding…
The Philippines Gaining Upper Hand Against Abu Sayyaf
According to the accompanying excerpted articles, the Philippines government may be weakening Abu Sayyaf across the region. According to Philippine daily sunstar.com, there was concern that Abu Sayyaf would seek…
Degrading Environmental Conditions in Iraq Providing Cover for Terrorism
Over a three-week span in April and May, the Iraqi news agency Shafaq News reported at least three separate attacks in which ISIS fighters took advantage of dust storms to…
Algeria Sees Threat from Morocco as Western Sahara Conflict Threatens To Reignite
The long-frozen dispute over the Western Sahara, in which Morocco claims sovereignty over the territory and Algeria supports the Polisario Front’s independence aspirations, continues to thaw amidst sporadic military activity.…
Mexican Cartels Buying Land on Colombia-Venezuela Border
Mexican criminal organizations have ambitions to transform much of South America’s drug trade through a robust physical presence in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Previously, emissaries of Mexican criminal organizations had…
National Armed Strike in Colombia Demonstrates Strength of Gulf Clan
In November 2021, Colombian security forces arrested Dairo Antonio Úsuga, otherwise known as “Otoniel,” the leader of the Gulf Clan and the most wanted drug trafficker in the country. Colombian…
Boko Haram Train Attack Raises Frustration with Nigeria’s Counterterrorism Strategy
The Nigerian government has been unable to curb Boko Haram attacks. The excerpted article from Nigeria based vanguardngr.com expresses frustration over the government’s incompetence following an attack on a train…
A Complex Link Between Coups and Jihadism in West Africa
The accompanying excerpted article from the non-profit scholarly publication The Conversation: Africa examines the possible connections between coups and the presence of Islamic terrorists in African states. There have been…