U.S. and Nigerien Troops Ambushed in Niger
On October 4th, 3 U.S. Special Forces and 5 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush while the U.S. Green...
Africa
U.S. Strikes Islamic State in Libya
On September 22th, the U.S. military struck an Islamic State (IS) camp in Libya, the first American strikes in Libya...
Civilian Death Toll Increases in Nigeria and Cameroon as Boko Haram Continues Suicide Attacks
On September 18th, a dual suicide bombing at an aid distribution point in Konduga, in northeastern Nigeria killed at least...
Is al-Shabaab shipping uranium to Iran?
On August 31st, in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador Somalia’s foreign minister, warned that Al-Shabaab forces have captured areas...
Al-Shabaab Attacks Civilians in Pizza House
Over the past week, al-Shabaab carried out two successful terrorist attacks in Somalia. The first took place on June 8...
Al-Shabaab and the Battle for Somalia
On June 8th, al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in Somalia. The jihadist group claims...
How the U.S. Props Up Maduro With Crude Oil Purchases
With Matt Brodsky, Michael Rowan, Gordon Chang and Dr. James Mitchell MATT BRODSKY, Senior Analyst in Wikistrat’s Analytic Community: President...
Control of oil refineries may decide the Libyan Civil War
On March 14th Libyan National Army (LNA) forces retook the export hub of El-Sider and the nearby refinery of Ras...
Can the African Union’s mission against Al-Shabaab succeed in time?
On March 2nd Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) operating in Somalia conducted a raid against Al-Shabaab terrorists in the town of...
The Deep State Strikes Again
With Ken Timmerman, Fred Fleitz, Russ Dallen and Faith McDonnell KEN TIMMERMAN, President and CEO of the Foundation for Democracy...
21st Century Slavery
With Baroness Caroline Cox BARONESS CAROLINE COX, Member of the British House of Lords, Founder and President of Humanitarian Aid...
Judicial Activism Run Rampant
With Jim Hanson, Reverend Gavin Ashenden, Michael Cutler and Gordon Chang JIM HANSON, Executive Vice President at the Center for...
What would happen if Gen. Haftar became part of Libya’s government?
On February 7th the Italian government restated its support for General Khalifa Haftar to be part of Libya’s “official” government...
Does China’s involvement in the Congo endanger U.S. security?
At the beginning of this year China Molybdenum Co Ltd. a Chinese private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in...
Will lifting of Sudan sanctions destabilize the region?
On Friday 13th President Obama announced that after 180 days the U.S. would be lifting a 20 year-old embargo on...
Modernizing the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent
With Fred Fleitz, J. Peter Pham, Dr. Matthew Kroenig and Adam Kredo FRED FLEITZ, Senior Vice President for Policy and...