Introduction (FPRI) — On the same day President Joseph Biden laid out his vision for global engagement at the U.S. State Department, he also extended greetings to the 34th Summit of the African Union (AU). That Africa popped up on the President’s radar screen so early in his administration is …

A badly thought-out bid to topple Zoran Zaev’s administration has left the embattled PM stronger than he was before – though the benefits for him may be short-lived. Amember of parliament gone missing, deputies with COVID in full protective suits stuck for hours in glass cubicles, no quorum for a …

Shut out of the F-35 fighter jet programme, Turkey wants to buy F-16s instead to upgrade its aging fleet. But Washington is unlikely to say ‘Yes’ soon. ATurkish request to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States reflects the urgency of Ankara’s drive to modernise its aging air fleet …

On the 30th anniversary of the fall of Vukovar to the Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian paramilitaries, local residents and Croats who fought to defend the town look back on the devastating three-month siege and its brutal aftermath. The Yugoslav People’s Army, aided by Serb Territorial Defence forces and paramilitaries …

El historiador Paul Preston ha publicado recientemente su libro Arquitectos del terror, en el que expone las noticias falsas elaboradas por los partidarios del golpe de Estado del 36 destinadas a demonizar a la comunidad judía y a los masones. Las mentiras construidas por Pemán o el padre Tusquets dieron …

Министерство энергетики ФРГ отрицает наличие политической составляющей в решении регулятора остановить сертификацию «Северного потока-2». «Газпрому» следует провести реорганизацию дочерней компании-оператора — после этого необходимые бумаги будут выданы. По мнению немецких чиновников, отсрочка запуска газопровода не скажется на энергоснабжении страны. Между тем цена газа в Европе впервые с октября превысила $1 …

Die Vorbehalte deutscher Behörden werden das Pipeline-Projekt nicht aufhalten. Die wachsende Abhängigkeit von russischem Gas verlangt nach anderen Antworten. Was Moskau will, das bekommt Moskau auch: Das ist die Botschaft, die mittlerweile von der Ostseepipeline Nord Stream 2 ausgeht. Polnische Wettbewerbshüter, dänische Umweltbehörden, das Weiße Haus – sie alle wollten …

W Polsce nadzieja, że jakimś cudem uda się zatrzymać powstanie gazociągu Nord Stream 2, nie gaśnie. Dlatego spore emocje wywołała informacja, że niemiecki regulator Bundesnetzagentur Federalna Agencja ds. Sieci wstrzymał certyfikację spółki Nord Stream 2 AG jako operatora gazociągu. Zdarzył się cud? Rosyjsko-niemiecka rura, którą gazpromowski gaz z Syberii ma …

Abstract: In its state-building project, the Islamic State had to rely extensively on civilian employees to staff its governing institutions. But despite the importance of these civilian employees to the Islamic State, there has been relatively little scholarship published on their role, and there has been a lack of understanding …

Abstract: Given that the U.S. national security establishment has taken up great power competition (GPC) as its primary concern recently, and terrorism has slipped from the top position, it is time for the security policy community to place terrorism within a new conceptual framework, one that combines terrorists, violent criminals, …