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Analysis: Is the time right for a European Air Force?
While a European Air Force has sound practical reasons going for it, the political obstacles to its creation would almost certainly be too great to overcome. Source: IHSPakistan stands up KE-03 AEW&C squadron
The Pakistan Air Force's Karakorum Eagle 03 (KE-03) officially stood up with 4 Squadron in a ceremony at PAF Base Masroor on 26 February. Source: PAFLesotho opposition victory for seven-party coalition mitigates coup risks but raises risks of unstable government
Pakalitha Mosisili, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 2011, returns as prime minister of Lesotho. Source: PANigerian military plays down impact of Chadian intervention
The Boko Haram-operated Sagaie that the Nigerian military said was destroyed by one of its new T-72 tanks. Source: Nigerian Defence Headquarters
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Agreement on draft election law by two major parties in Cambodia likely to reduce political instability
EVENT Following seven months of negotiations, the governing Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) on 6 March agreed on a draft of a new election law, which both sides believe will contribute to free and fair elections. The CNRP spokesman in the
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Air strikes kill three women in Syria's Homs
ACCORDING to the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three women were killed in an airstrike by army forces targeting anti-government militants in the Al-Habla area of the city of Homs in Syria's Homs governorate on 4 March. Casualty figures provided by the Syrian Observatory for
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European president calls for a European army
Key Points Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, has called for the creation of a European armed forces in the future The call was warmly received by the German defence minister, but roundly rejected by politicians in the United Kingdom and elsewhere European Commission
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Explosive device attacks leave 51 people dead in Nigeria's Borno
AT LEAST 51 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated at least three explosive devices - including one suicide device - near a shopping market in the city of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno State on 7 March, Reuters reported. No group immediately
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Fighting between Houthi and Hadi loyalists likely in Aden as Yemeni president attempts to establish his government
EVENT Fighting broke out on 9 March in Aden between soldiers of the Special Security Forces (SSF), loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis, and militants from the Popular Resistance Committees (PRCs), a southern militia loyal to President Abdurabu Mansour Hadi. The fighting
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AQAP vies to exploit failing state of Yemen
As Yemen fractures after a Houthi takeover, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has continued to organise, despite casualties from United States' airstrikes and Islamic State pressure. Ezzeldeen Khalil assesses the continuing threat from AQAP in the country. -
Kazakhstan vows to crack down on terrorism
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has declared a fight against terrorism and extremism as more Kazakhs are turning towards the Islamic State. George Voloshin assesses Astana's preventive diplomacy policy as the country prepares for its election on 26 April. -
China prioritises managing unrest over reforms
The annual number of incidents of mass unrest in China has increased in the past 15 years. Samantha Hoffman discusses the methods used to tackle this issue and whether it could escalate into a broader social movement to challenge the system of government
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Lesotho opposition victory for seven-party coalition mitigates coup risks but raises risks of unstable government
Key Points Pakalitha Mosisili, who served as prime minister from 1998-2012, is returning to lead a coalition government with Mothejoa Metsing again taking up the role of deputy, although outgoing prime minister Thomas Thabane's All Basotho Convention will still pose a strong opposition bloc in
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Agreement on draft election law by two major parties in Cambodia likely to reduce political instability
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Fighting between Houthi and Hadi loyalists likely in Aden as Yemeni president attempts to establish his government
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Incidents of violence across Mexico reflect rising risk of election-motivated assaults, assassinations, and kidnap
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Analysis: Is the time right for a European Air Force?
The European President recently called for the formation of a 'European Army' in order for the continent to better face the growing threats on its doorstep from Moscow and others. While Jean-Claude Juncker's proposal was dismissed by key member states almost as soon as it was announced, might not
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US opens door to increased UAV sales
Key Points A new US policy could facilitate military UAV exports to more countries The policy is the latest in a series of efforts to "modernise and reform" US export controls for the aerospace and defence industry The Obama administration on 17 February unveiled a new policy that could
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Durable peace in northern Mali remains unlikely, making defeat of Islamists almost impossible without additional multinational support
Key Points A strategic Islamist Tuareg leader and kidnap kingpin, Iyad ag Ghaly, has reportedly returned to northern Mali after an absence of almost two years. The multiplicity of actors in northern Mali makes a binding peace agreement elusive, which poses a high risk of intermittent fighting
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