Conflict
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 06:37
Vladimir Putin is placing a cynical bet that he can invade Ukraine just one week before a NATO summit — and that NATO will do nothing to stop him. The alliance must prove him wrong.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 06:54
Colombia’s largest rebel group will not disarm until it is recognized as a political movement, according to a FARC peace talks negotiator.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 06:28
Le 6 juin dernier a eu lieu un terrible massacre en RDC. Dans le petit village de Mutarule, dans le Sud-Kivu, non loin de la frontière burundaise, 37 personnes ont été tuées par balles ou brûlées au cours d’une seule nuit.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:14
On June 7, a Hong Kong-based cargo ship called the Feng Huang Song docked in the port of Mombasa, Kenya. On board were $38 million worth of arms produced by China's state-owned weapons manufacturer, NORINCO — thousands of assault rifles, grenade launchers, anti-tank RPG rounds, and many millions of bullets. On June 10, Mombasa dockworkers began unloading the cargo and preparing it for overland travel to its final destination: South Sudan.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 06:50
Police in Tajikistan have detained two Russian servicemen on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the Central Asian nation.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 06:22
Unidentified, heavily-armed strangers with Russian accents have appeared in an eastern Ukrainian village, arousing residents' suspicions despite Moscow's denials that its troops have deliberately infiltrated the frontier.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 06:11
We know Vladimir Putin's playbook for destabilizing Ukraine. Which is why only a decisive military victory against Moscow's forces will work.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 05:57
Sources in Moscow have admitted that men captured inside Ukraine are indeed serving Russian soldiers, but said they crossed the border by mistake. The admission comes as President Vladimir Putin is due to land in Minsk for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday afternoon.
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 07:18
The recent flurry of European diplomatic activity on the crisis in Ukraine suggests that a trilateral compromise between the EU, Russia and Ukraine may be in the making. Or, at least, this would be the EU's preferred choice.
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 10:15
The deputy commander of Colombia’s Armed Forces will head a military commission in charge with negotiating a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC.