On Saturday 21 March, while the rest of the world sought to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea continued in its attempts to project strength to the world. The rogue state fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, drawing […]
On Friday the 13th of March, the Iraqi government condemned a series of overnight American air strikes. The Iraqi military stated that the latest strikes killed six people, including a civilian worker, and described them as a violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the regular armed forces of […]
On Wednesday the 19th of February, United Nations Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock addressed the UN Security Council, warning them of an “unfolding humanitarian catastrophe” in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. He noted that the crisis had already overwhelmed aid efforts, and is only likely to get worse. In the Idlib region, […]
On the 8th of March, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen warned that the nation was at a crossroads. Heavy fighting between the Houthi rebels and government troops has broken out once again, displacing tens of thousands of people over the course of February and early March. An already-dreadful […]
On 15 February 2020, representatives from the United States took to the stage at the 2020 Munich Security Conference to deride America’s rivals and to reinforce the nation’s commitment to Western Europe. U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper used his address to condemn China, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
The first round of peace talks between representatives of Libya’s internationally-recognized government, and the military commander Khalifa Haftar, came to an unsuccessful conclusion on the 9th of February. The talks, facilitated by the United Nations and held in the Swiss city of Geneva, had been organized as part of an […]
On Friday the 31st of January, the Trump Administration rolled back restrictions on American military use of anti-personnel land mines. These policies, set in place during the Obama Administration, ensured that the United States would no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel land mines, with the long-term aim of replacing U.S. […]
On the 8th of January, a Boeing 737-800 jet flying for the carrier Ukraine International Airlines took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. The 176 passengers and crew on board had no clue what was about to occur. Videos posted to Twitter by Iranian users show that shortly after […]
On Friday 3 January, an American airstrike killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. The strike, which targeted a convoy near Baghdad airport in Iraq, was reportedly ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump. The killing has been widely condemned and threatens to upset a delicate balance in the region. President […]
The relationship between the United States and China could be on the mend after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. On Friday 20 December, Trump and Xi discussed current affairs and sought an end to the ongoing trade war. While there […]
