This year has marked both a sharp increase in migrants attempting to reach Europe, as well as one of the deadliest on record, with thousands dying in the Mediterranean from overcrowded boats capsizing or sinking.War and conflict, food insecurity, political and economic instability, and poverty – all of which are …
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September, 2023
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3 September
After the Death of Prigozhin, What is the Future of the Wagner Group?
Just yesterday, Russian authorities officially confirmed the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the infamous leader of the Wagner Group, who was killed in a plane crash over Russia last week, along with several other high-ranking leaders of the mercenary group. Prigozhin was killed two months to the day of the coup, …
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3 September
Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties Amid ‘Intense Fire’ On Border
Armenia and Azerbaijan reported casualties after intense shelling near their common border on September 1, northwest of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian Defense Ministry said three soldiers were killed on September 1 in intense shelling near the border with Azerbaijan northwest of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The …
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3 September
Bulgaria – Stryker Vehicles
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria of Stryker Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. …
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3 September
Russia Claims Naval Drones Targeting Crimean Bridge Destroyed
Russia said early Saturday that it had thwarted a naval drone attack on a bridge that links the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula. In messages posted to Telegram, the Russian Defense ministry said three semisubmersible unmanned boats, “sent by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack on …
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3 September
U.S. Sees ‘Notable Progress’ By Ukraine’s Forces In South As Russian Missiles Hit Two Cities
Ukraine’s forces in recent days have made “notable progress” against Russian troops in the south of the country, a White House spokesman said on September 1 as Ukrainian officials reported Russian missile strikes overnight. White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the United States had seen progress …
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3 September
The Orbanizing of Georgia
Georgia’s ruling party is mirroring the strategies of Viktor Orbán and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The government’s illiberal measures complicate Brussels’s decision on Georgia’s EU candidacy. Georgia is having a hot summer in which the main news is the tragic loss of life in a massive landslide in the Racha region. …
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2 September
The Two Drone Attacks Against Pskov Are Desperate Attempts To Provoke A Russia-NATO War
The importance of Russia’s calm and measured reaction to the latest drone attacks against Pskov can’t be overemphasized since it’s only through this mature response that the conflict didn’t spiral out of control like the US’ liberal-globalists, Kiev, the Baltic States, and Poland expected. The northwestern Russian city of Pskov …
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2 September
La crise sécuritaire : Sahel, Maghreb et Union Européenne.
Le choix du sujet : Sahel, Maghreb et Europe est d’actualité et de surcroit opérationnel, c’est-à-dire prêt à une mise en œuvre. Il est en effet judicieux de lier la longue et multiforme crise sécuritaire du Sahel à la sécurité de ces deux autres espaces géopolitiques que sont le Maghreb …
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2 September
Sahel : le Mali, une épine dans le pied du G5.
Les pays du Sahel se trouvent face au dilemme suivant : comment combattre le terrorisme, sans la coopération de l’épicentre de ce fléau, le Mali ? Le régime de Transition a poussé la force française Barkhane et le groupement européen de forces spéciales, Takuba, à quitter son territoire. À la …
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