Deployed in September 2014, MINUSCA was established at an extremely critical phase of the Central African conflict. On the one hand, the conflict was characterized by inter-communal violence that the military detachments of the African Union Peacekeeping Mission (MISCA) and the French troops of the Sangaris mission were struggling to contain. On the other hand, the transitional government that …

On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated an undeclared war on Ukraine. The US and other nations have criticized Russia’s unprecedented military attack as “unprovoked and unjustifiable.  Members of legislatures, local governments, corporations, and the public in the United States and internationally have backed Ukraine and criticized Russia’s aggression. Hundreds of companies from the United States and other countries have withdrew, halted, or …

There is war in Ukraine and the whole world is talking about it. Meanwhile, Turkey is attacking in northern Iraq without much noise. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is continuing a controversial tradition : the “war on terror” in northern Iraq. Every year in spring,, Erdogan launches his military offensive against the militias of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK. Officially, …

Sweden and Finland have pursued a policy of neutrality since World War II, refusing to officially join either side in the Cold War, and pursuing foreign and security policies coherent with this posture. After the end of the Cold War, this strict neutrality was already broken, with both countries joining the EU in 1995 and signing various agreements with NATO …

Due to supply chain constraints and the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, oil prices have markedly increased around the world. In the United States (US), gas prices have reached an all-time high. Drivers, on average, had to pay $4.17 for a gallon of regular gas in March of 2022. [1] This is not the first time the US is experiencing surging oil …

The addition of Finland and Sweden will strengthen NATO militarily surely. But this could even help Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about Russia’s encirclement. Finnish President, Sauli Niinistö, and Prime Minister, Sanna Martin, said in a joint statement last Thursday that the country would join NATO without delay. The decision ends more than seven decades of formal neutrality by Finland (and 200 …

The Arctic is the northernmost region of the planet. Although there is no clear definition of what should be considered part of it, the majority of scientists define the region within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator. There are several countries inside the circle: The United States, Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark, Iceland, …

On Wednesday, in a letter, 40 Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees were pressing President Joe Biden to reverse his previous decision of cutting defense spending below the rate of inflation. [1] It very much seems that the White House will not disappoint the GOP. According to a White House official, the President of the United …

The oil market currently is experiencing a crisis that is beginning to reach the levels of the 1973 oil crisis, with barrel prices circulating above the 100 US dollar margin. The COVID-19 pandemic in correlation with the Russian invasion on Ukraine have both taken its toll on the oil market and the supply thereof. The world is now facing a …

The core of children’s human rights abused The situation in Afghanistan changed drastically in August 2021 after the take over by the Talibans. Nonethless, the living conditions and basic fundamental rights of children were endangered beforehand. However, the US presence for twenty years had some benefits such as the adoption of a new constitution and the establishment of a liberal …