The Central African Republic (CAR) has been plagued by violence since it gained independence from France in 1960. Between 1996 and 2003 there were, at least, five major battles to seize the capital Bangui. It...

Though it is estimated that around 300.000 children are involved in the current conflicts in the world, whether as combatants, suicide attackers, or cleaners, guards, cooks, sexual workers, ISIS’s strategy is more complex in recruiting...

Putin’s interest in Ukraine (some could call it paranoia) has a theoretical background in one of the most famous American foreign policy books: “The Grand Chessboard” by Zbigniew Brzezinski. The author specifically pointed out that...

It is known that China has been piling sand onto the reefs of the South China Sea, this leading to the creation of seven new islets in the region. The geopolitical tensions that marked the...

On Monday 13 January 2014 there was a car bombing in the Northern Nigerian City of Maiduguri in which 17 people were reported dead. Boko Haram militants claimed responsibility. This piece is about Boko Haram,...