There may be hope for a cessation of hostilities on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where government forces have been battling a resurgent rebel group… Continue reading "M23 Rebels Open To Dialogue With Government After Ceasefire"
In a recent interview with local Indian media, UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix noted that deaths among UN peacekeeping forces are rising sharply. In 2020, 13… Continue reading "Deaths Among UN Peacekeepers Rising, UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Says"
Having detained 49 Ivory Coast soldiers for over two months, Mali is demanding concessions from the Ivory Coast to guarantee the release of their soldiers. The contingent was sent to… Continue reading "Ivory Coast Accuses Mali of Taking 46 Ivory Coast Soldiers Hostage"
Chinese state media announced that Xi Jinping has signed a new order which will provide the legal basis for overseas Chinese military operations other than war. According to the Xinhua… Continue reading "Xi Jinping Signs Order Setting Rules for Chinese Military Action Abroad"
CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas has announced the end of the CSTO peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan. This comes shortly after President Tokayev’s request to cease the intervention in his country.… Continue reading "CSTO Peacekeeping Mission in Kazakhstan Ends"
The protests that initially began on the evening of 2 January, were sparked by rising energy prices and quickly spiralled out of control as discontent spread. According to NEXTA, the… Continue reading "Soaring Gas Prices Cause Massive Protests in Kazakhstan"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. Among many interesting subjects we covered this week we examined tensions between… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (13-17 December)"
Today, Chinese blue helmets are a common sight in troubled places around the world. As of 21 October 2021, China has 2,256 peacekeepers deployed across the globe, making it the… Continue reading "Editorial: China’s Peacekeepers"
Germany’s Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer confirmed today that 12 German peacekeepers had been injured in an attack in northern Mali. Speaking to reporters, she stated that three of the… Continue reading "12 German Peacekeepers Among 15 Blue Helmets Injured In Northern Mali Attack"
With President Macron announcing that France may be pulling out some troops from the Sahel and the Americans just completing their withdrawal from Somalia, pulling troops out of Africa has… Continue reading "Russia withdrawing its 300 “Military Instructors” from the Central African Republic"