Category: War

Biotechnology and Biochemistry replete with genetic engineering can empower mankind to heal itself or inflict untold miseries.

Western countries – the US, UK and France have continued to sell arms to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, resisting pressure to halt such sales in the wake of the Khashoggi murder and the near-famine conditions Yemen. Both these countries have used US-manufactured weapons to buy loyalties of militias or tribes, bolster chosen armed…

According to Alexander Sergeyev, Head of Russia’s Academy of Sciences, the country plans to develop ‘genetic passports’ for military personnel. If nations are creating super soldiers, can this technology be adopted by insurgents or terrorist groups?

In light of recent attacks on shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, security experts are concerned about the diplomatic fallout between the US and Iran. What is the likelihood of the trade war between the US and Iran turning violent?

The African nation of Mali has been plagued by conflict which has escalated due to the spread of political Islam in Sub Saharan Africa. In the context of a Global War on Terror, is it time for increased French military intervention in Mali?

Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked Saudi Arabia’s airport after drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil pipelines. How are Houthi followers being funded to carry out such attacks despite Yemen being the poorest country in the Middle East?

The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which began in 2014, has caused widespread famine as rising food prices and a falling currency put more than 5 million children at risk. Yemen has been caught between Houthi rebels and President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s regime since 2014. As the Houthi rebels gained control of the western…

Russia issues a warning for Georgia against greater Euro-Atlantic Integration. The Republic of Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region, sharing a border with Russia and Turkey. It has population of 3.7 million people, , with a semi presidential republic and a representative..

Israel’s Supreme Court deferred the planned demolition of Khan al-Amar, a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, on 12 July. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israeli..

The Syrian army and a rebel group in the southern province of Deraa have accused each other of breaching a ceasefire deal on 9th July. The ceasefire deal, brokered by Russia on 6th July, required rebels..