(The Diplomat) China’s first overseas military base provides an interesting test case for its global ambitions.
ISWA continues to defy announcements by the Nigerian government of its defeat.
Analysis: US military grossly underestimates Taliban, al Qaeda force levels in Afghanistan
BY BERTIL LINTNER
Nowhere in the world are there so many military bases run by rival nations in such close proximity than in East Africa's Djibouti, where intrigue is rife and espionage is de rigueur
BY BERTIL LINTNER
Political and economic stability has underpinned the tiny African nation's attractiveness to foreign militaries but several underlying issues could soon break the calm
Beijing's New Navy
By Robert Farley, The Diplomat: “Although it largely escaped the notice of American audiences, Dante Lam's Operation Red Sea served to introduce the Chinese public to its new navy.”