Security
What’s behind the early Red Wave military exercises?
THE ARAB WEEKLY 29 September 2019 by ANWAR FOUAD ANWAR The joint naval exercises may be a response to recent...
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Battle for UN Security Council seat: Kenya, Djibouti take ‘war’ to New York
THE EAST AFRICAN 29 September by AGGREY MUTAMBO A recent UN Security Council meeting in New York. The annual United...
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Intelligence Suggests Imminent Launch Of China’s New Amphibious Assault Carrier
FORBES 24 September 2019 by H I SUTTON While recent events have focused military thinking on the Persian Gulf, a...
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The U.S. Dilemma In The Middle East Isn’t Really A Dilemma
LOBE LOG 23 September 2019 by LAWRENCE WILKERSON Mohammad bin Salman and Donald Trump The Persian Gulf and its entryway,...
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Egyptian naval units arrive in Arabia to participate in “Red Wave 2” exercise
EGYPT TODAY 22 September 2019 by MENA Units from Egyptian Navvy and other participating forces pose for a photo ahead...
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Ethiopia says it detains suspected Islamist militants planning attacks
WSAU 22 September 2019 by ELIAS BIRYABAREMA ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified...
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Africa, Great Power Competition, and the US Navy
DEFENSE ONE 12 September 2019 by DM. JAMES FOGGO III A rigid hull inflatable boat makes for USNS Spearhead in the...
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Japan won’t join U.S.-led maritime coalition in Gulf
EURONEWS 3 September 2019 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will not join a U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through...
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Amphibious Operations Aboard USS Harpers Ferry
DVIDS 15 August 2019 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2019) Assault Amphibious Vehicles assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit...
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Proceed with caution: Africa’s growing foreign military presence
ISS / INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES 27 August 2019 Will countries heed the AU Peace and Security Council’s concerns about foreign...
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