Background: Outside powers, particularly France and Russia, are jockeying for influence in Central and West Africa. Paris has a leg up in the region,...
Background: The North Caucasus region, with its low level of socio-economic development and separatist undercurrents, is one of Russia’s most unstable. It’s also Russia’s...
Background: Israel and Russia have developed a pragmatic and functional relationship on security as a result of the war in Syria. Russia’s presence in...
Background: The Caucasus is an important buffer separating Russia from Turkey and Iran. Having reestablished its presence in the South Caucasus through the deployment...
Background: France is highly influential in its former colonies in West and Central Africa. It regularly participates in defense and security operations in these...
Background: The Republic of Moldova, together with Belarus and Ukraine, forms the buffer zone separating Russia and the NATO countries. Moldova’s cultural similarities with...
Background: China's biggest strategic challenge is preventing foreign powers from using the first island chain to box in Chinese forces or blockade vital Chinese...
Background: Several years removed from the migrant crisis, Europe is still working to integrate new immigrants. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, the migration episode raised...
