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Presidential Candidate Assassination Shows New Depths of Ecuador’s Insecurity

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Presidential Candidate Assassination Shows New Depths of Ecuador’s Insecurity

Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “He [Fernando Villavicencio] structured his campaign around the fight against mafias and drug trafficking. Days ago,…

As Sahelian Jihadists Expand South, Côte d’Ivoire Stands as Model of Success

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on As Sahelian Jihadists Expand South, Côte d’Ivoire Stands as Model of Success

While much of the rest of the Sahel has become engulfed in jihadist violence, Côte d’Ivoire, highlighted here, has had…

Niger Claims France and Other West African States Planning Military Intervention

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Niger Claims France and Other West African States Planning Military Intervention

The new military junta of Niger has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country. It has also…

Requirements for Desirable Iranian Oil Ministry Jobs Revealed

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Requirements for Desirable Iranian Oil Ministry Jobs Revealed

Perspective employees take an exam to qualify for jobs in Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum. “The children of martyred veteran’s quota…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns of Declining Fervor of New Generation

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns of Declining Fervor of New Generation

Seminary students listen to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 12 July 2023. “One front is the Islamic system… The other…

Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

Military vehicles of the BIR in Far Northern Cameroon 2019 “Officials in northern Cameroon have called on neighboring Chad and…

West African States Split on Potential Intervention in Niger

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on West African States Split on Potential Intervention in Niger

Mohamed Bazoum, the former president of Niger, was deposed by a military junta in July 2023. “Senegal, Benin, Nigeria and…

Azerbaijan Protests India’s Delivery of Weapons to Armenia

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Azerbaijan Protests India’s Delivery of Weapons to Armenia

Hikmat Hajiyev has been the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan since 2018. “But the fact remains that…

Kyrgyzstan Acquires Turkish UAS, Showing Less Reliance on Russia

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Kyrgyzstan Acquires Turkish UAS, Showing Less Reliance on Russia

A Turkish TAI Aksungur twin-engine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on demonstration at Teknofest 2019. “For 2.5 years, Kyrgyzstan has allocated 125…

Turkey Parlaying UAV Sales Into Prominent Position in Emerging Multipolar Gulf Security Architecture

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Turkey Parlaying UAV Sales Into Prominent Position in Emerging Multipolar Gulf Security Architecture

Turkish Bayraktar Akıncı UAV on display at Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Festival in 2019. “…Thanks to these agreements, hundreds of…