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Trump and African defence: could mean anything
The surprise victory by Donald Trump today signalled a startling new direction in American politics. Although full of patriotic, nationalistic zeal, the world is only […]
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Djibouti's US Drone Apron Expands
This article is republished with the kind permission of Offiziere.ch, and originally appeared here. Space snapshots acquired in July 2016 of Djibouti’s Chabelley airfield […]
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How the World's Terrorists Affect Africa
Two major events happened this week. First, US Africa Command gained a new air arm in the form of the 17th Air Force. This will provide the bulk of strategic and tactical […]
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Structuring the African Military Beyond COIN
African conflicts should not be viewed in the same lens as Iraq and Afghanistan. A perfectly sensible statement, yet one that is ignored in a flood of attention paid […]
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Crying Wolf - When everything is al Qaeda
Admist the stream of media attention paid towards the fight against M23 in the Eastern DRC, there operates another Ugandan-formed, Congolese-staffed rebel organisation, […]