By Stephen Losey* President Donald Trump fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim Slife. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that Trump
General Dah Sidi Mohamed El Agheb, Commander of the Joint Military Academy of Mauritania, visited NATO Headquarters on 26 June 2023, where he met with several Allied representatives and members of NATO’s International Staff and International Military Staff, with whom he shared
NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Tom Goffus, reiterated NATO’s steadfast commitment to promote regional stability during a visit to Kosovo on 5 July 2023. Mr Goffus met with representatives of the Institutions in Kosovo, as well as with the Commander of
A naval fleet of China’s armed forces arrived in Nigeria for a five-day visit, in a rare visit of the Chinese navy to Africa’s Atlantic coast, where Beijing has long made efforts to grow its influence. The Chinese ambassador to Nigeria praised
Late in the evening of Sunday June 18, 2023, the Israeli government announced that it is initially positive to begin the exploitation of the Gaza Marine natural gas field, located offshore, about 30 km off the Gaza Strip. As a precondition, the
During his stay through Monday, he is expected to meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and possibly President Xi Jinping, seeking to restore good communication between the US and China and ensure that the strategic competition between
By Vassilis Kopsacheilis* Relations between Greeks and Egyptians are deeply rooted in history. Both are great Civilizations that impacted the Mediterranean and for long periods of time co-existed under interdependence. Throughout this journey and until today, Greeks and Egyptians worked together, but
Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev is pressing ahead with $16.5 billion in claims against international oil companies over disputed project costs. The new claims are the latest in a string of disputes and settlements in recent years which saw international firms cede
By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia A Reuters Story The “Dana Desa” village fund introduced by President Joko Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. Nowhere is the oversight of the
China “strongly opposes” NATO repeatedly labelling it a threat, China’s embassy to Norway said on Saturday, referring to remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a recent visit to the Scandinavian country. “China urges NATO to stop stirring up regional conflicts
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his new cabinet following his re-election in Türkiye’s May 28 runoff vote, with only two ministers retaining their seats. The head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Hakan Fidan has replaced Mevlut Cavusoglu as Foreign Minister, while