On 27 March, two months after a military junta seized power in Myanmar, an annual military parade went forward as planned. The Burmese soldiers marching through the streets of Naypitaw… Continue reading "Eight Foreign Countries Send Representatives to Myanmar’s Military Parade"
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"
In 2007, employees of the Private Military Company (PMC) Blackwater (now Academi) opened fire on civilians in Nisour Square, Iraq. 17 people were killed and an additional 24 injured. The… Continue reading "Trump Pardons Blackwater Contractors Previously Convicted for War Crimes"
“Is Africa overtaking the Middle East as the new jihadist battleground?” asks the BBC as 300 soldiers of the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglian Regiment arrive in Mali. The UK… Continue reading "300 British Soldiers Deploy to Mali To Aid UN Counter-Terrorism Efforts"
Japan’s defense budget has grown significantly in recent years. This September, Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced a $51.9 billion draft budget, well above the $44.8 billion of 2014 and even… Continue reading "JSDF Facing Serious Challenges in Recruitment"
A United Nations imposed embargo prohibiting arms sales to and purchases from the Islamic Republic of Iran expired on the 19th October, after over a decade of enforcement. The ban… Continue reading "Decade-long Iran Arms Embargo Ends"
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to extend authorization of cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year. The current authorization will expire on 10… Continue reading "Russia and China Veto UN Security Council Resolution Facilitating Humanitarian Aid to Syria"
Kosovo’s government have voted to create the country’s first army. The move has not been well received by Serbia who Kosovo gained independence from a decade ago. The decision to… Continue reading "Kosovo To Form New Army"