African defense tour. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda to discuss ways to reinforce bilateral military and security cooperation. Austin also held talks with Angola’s defense minister and delivered a speech on U.S. policy toward Africa. Earlier this week, he made stops in Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti […]
International exercises in Russia. Russia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and certain ASEAN dialogue partners conducted military exercises in Russia’s Eastern Military District....
Nagorno-Karabakh update. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s army launched “anti-terrorist measures” in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. A ministry statement accused...
Another hike. The European Central Bank announced on Thursday its 10th consecutive interest rate increase. The move – a bump of 0.25 percentage points...
Securing supplies. Israel on Monday signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to secure long-term grain supplies. The agreement effectively creates a regional alliance...
Amid growing Western pressure and changes throughout Eurasia, regions that were once considered on the Eurasian periphery are now gaining significance. Chief among them...
