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United Nations, May 19 (Prensa Latina) UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, highlighted the role of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) in the fight against violent extremism.

Ensuring sustainable solutions to address root causes of conflict in the Sahel region Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council briefing on the G5 Sahel From: 18 May 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you, Mr President, and my thanks to all the briefers that we’ve heard from today. As ever, your insights give us a fuller picture of the challenges facing the Sahel region and your prognoses for the way forward are incredibly important to ou...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 9:16 am Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months, efforts that must be matched by a spirit of solidarity among their global partners, the senior UN peacekeeping official told the Security Council on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, told d...

22 U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft and Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, have arrived in Kallax, Sweden, to support Arctic Challenge Exercise 21, a Norwegian air force-led exercise, scheduled to take place in June 2021 in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland, and Norway. In addition to the F-16 aircraft, U.S. Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and Airmen assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint...

© Getty Strategists love buzzwords. Ever since the 2018 National Defense Strategy proclaimed that “Inter-state strategic competition, not terrorism, is now the primary concern in U.S. national security,” there has been no trendier term in defense policy circles than “competition.” It has been the subject of any number of white papers, memorandums and public statements. The term ran through President Biden And on one level, there is good reason for the term’s popularity. The United St...

Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/442) Format I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2391 (2017), in which the Council requested the Secretary-General, in close coordination with the members of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger – and the African Union, to report on the activities of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for t...

Naval War College Hosts Women, Peace and Security Symposium Newport, R.I. – The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosted the virtual symposium Women, Peace and Security (WPS) on April 14-15. The primary aim of the symposium is to facilitate the implementation of DoD’s WPS Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan (SFIP) by sharing diverse methods, experiences and ideas from people who are actively engaged in implementing the WPS agenda. “The Women, Peace, and Security symposium is a valuable...

Army Revamps to Pursue New Air-and-Missile Defense Tech MISSILE DEFENSE 5/12/2021 Raytheon photo As the Army works toward modernizing its air-and-missile defense capabilities, the service is expanding efforts to develop joint systems that will be key to winning future battles. The technology is one of the top modernization priorities being spearheaded by Army Futures Command. As part of its effort to bolster its capability, the service is combining offices a...

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Defense attachés of Sweden, Norway and Denmark visit positions of National Guard in JFO area 2 min read Defense attachés of Sweden, Denmark and Norway on Wednesday, May 12, as part of their official visit to the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) zone in Donbas, visited military unit No. 3,035, as well as one of the checkpoints of the National Guard of Ukraine, the National Guards press service reports. "Todays events are only a part of the visit program of a foreign delegation to get acqua...