Army Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund’s first Africa-focused assignment came a decade ago at the Pentagon, where the aftermath of the Benghazi terrorist attack loomed over a military mission in flux. The 2012 assault on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya began on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks …

President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam for a visit that will upgrade bilateral relations to a “strategic comprehensive partnership,” a symbolic step that opens the door to wider cooperation between former Cold War foes who are now grappling with an assertive, powerful China. The elevated status is a symbolic …

Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti said that the West should implement a punitive policy towards Belgrade, because, as he stated, their approach to Serbia is “soft”, reports Kosovo Online, referring to the Nationals. Kurti stated for the Estonian media “Delfi” that “Serbia should be forced to implement the Ohrid Agreement …

Over the past few days, footage has circulated across Azerbaijani social media appearing to show increased movement of Azerbaijani troops around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the border with Armenia. Military shipments from Israel to Azerbaijan appear to have increased simultaneously, raising fears among Armenians of another impending attack from Azerbaijan. At …

As Azerbaijan keeps a chokehold on supplies to Nagorny Karabakh in a months-long blockade driving food and fuel shortages in the Armenian-populated territory, Russia’s reluctance in intervening to unlock the situation has soured relations between Yerevan and Moscow. Russia has long been Armenia’s security guarantor, but in an interview released …

Georgia’s failure to integrate into the EU would play into Russia’s hands, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell warned on Friday (8 September), urging Tbilisi to refrain from ‘counterproductive’ polarisation. Speaking in Tbilisi alongside Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Borrell said there is no doubt that the country “belongs to …

Those who react to contrarian views by immediately concocting conspiracy theories instead of acknowledging the objectively existing fact that it’s impossible for every person in the world to think the same are likely suffering from undiagnosed but very serious psychological problems. Even without being a psychologist, one can conclude that …

There’s no denying that PiS’ faux nationalist project has utterly failed. Patriotic Poles won’t be distracted by vague foreign policy victories that have yet to even happen and might never transpire, nor will they let PiS’ rabid Russophobia influence them into forgiving it for their country’s forced Ukrainization. It’s impossible …

In order to maintain its current ratio of working-age population to retirees, Poland would need to attract almost two million immigrant workers over the next decade, the state Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has found in a new report. ZUS notes that Poland has already been drawing record and growing numbers …

Since Turkey’s economy is undergoing an unprecedented dive, Erdoğan needs European loans and investors. Erdoğan seems to have a lot of wants…. [And] he wants the US Congress to endorse the sale of F-16 Block 70 aircraft to Turkey. What to do? Erdoğan has resorted to his old trick of …