In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid ...

In South Sudan and Gaza, two for-profit U.S. companies led by American national security veterans are delivering aid in ...

The 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), released today by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), reveals a continuing decline ...

In early April, the Trump administration finally tapped a senior adviser for Africa: Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of ...

Meanwhile, at the heart of Sudan’s war-torn capital, Khartoum, the scars of conflict run deeper than the bombed-out buildings ...

The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...

A former intelligence officer's 1980 reflections on selecting Cold War targets are worth revisiting in the wake of the second Trump administration, but perhaps not for the reasons you might imagine.

Amid global tensions, where does Africa stand militarily? In recent months, tensions have been rising between Israel and Iran, with threats and statements flying back and forth. One particular message ...

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.A ...