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Chad: Pre-Election Crackdown on Opponents Format End Ill-treatment, Beatings; Respect Right of Assembly; Investigate Abuses (Nairobi) – Chad’s security forces have ruthlessly cracked down on protesters and the political opposition in the lead-up to the country’s April 11, 2021 presidential election, harming Chadians’ right to freely choose their elected representatives, Human Rights Watch said today. Incumbent President Idriss Déby Itno, who has ruled Chad since December 1990 when he r...

End Ill-treatment, Beatings; Respect Right of Assembly; Investigate Abuses People in the streets of Ndjamena, Chad’s capital, protest against President Idriss Déby Itno running for a sixth term in the April 11, 2021 election. © Private, March 27, 2021, Ndjamena, Chad (Nairobi) – Chad’s security forces have ruthlessly cracked down on protesters and the political opposition in the lead-up to the country’s April 11, 2021 presidential election, harming Ch...

India expresses concern over violence in Mali; stresses comprehensive approach to address security issues ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 23:15 IST New York [UN], April 6 (ANI): India on Tuesday expressed concern over the upsurge of violence in Mali and stressed on having a comprehensive approach to address the security challenges arising out of the asymmetric attacks in the region. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session, TS Tirumurti, Per...

As Mali faces major security, human rights obstacles, stronger response needed to end terrorism, violent extremism in Sahel, Peacekeeping Chief tells Security Council Format Permanent Representative Highlights Transitional Government Measures to Expedite Implementation of Peace Agreement, Hold Free, Transparent Elections As Mali continues to face major political, security, human rights and humanitarian obstacles, it is of “utmost importance” that the international community ensure that nati...

Gartner, a political scientist and expert in international security, comes to NPS from Penn State University where he served as director of the Penn State School of International Affairs and was Professor of International Affairs, Law, Engineering Systems and Political Science. Gartner is no stranger to NPS or its unique mission of defense-focused graduate education and research. As a visiting professor and instructor at NPS, he taught and advised students on critical geo-political topics, but ...

By   Theresa Hitchens on March 15, 2021 at 3:30 PM Adm. Philip Davidson, INDOPACOM commander, greats former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on a visit to Hawaii. WASHINGTON:  Indo-Pacific Command has drafted a new warfighting concept for the Asian theater, designed to parallel the global Joint Warfighting Concept spearheaded by the Joint Staff, says George Ka’iliwai, INDOPACOM director for requirements. The new INDOPACOM Warfighting Concept (IPWC) is being shepherded by the command’s J5 pl...

© Photo: Flickr/Staff Sgt. David Nolan Pope Francis was absolutely right that peace is more powerful than war — but military confrontation is popular and profitable. In Mosul on 7 March, during his visit to war-shattered Iraq, Pope Francis said he reaffirmed his conviction that “peace is more powerful than war.” Coincidentally and ironically, on the same day the Pentagon war machine sent a flight of B-52 nuclear bombers to menace Iran, which seems to be next on the Washington / Israel d...

New strategy sets up Army to operate in increasingly relevant Arctic March 16 Sgt. Jeremy Hazard snowshoes across the tundra after conducting an airborne operation during exercise Arctic Pegasus in Deadhorse, Alaska, May 1, 2014. (Sgt. Edward Eagerton/U.S. Army National Guard) WASHINGTON — The Army released a new strategy on how to operate in the Arctic, one that would set up headquarters and units capable of working across all domains and establish a stronger foothold in the region. Th...

After the disaster, the islanders had no power, running water, nor heat, although temperatures were often below freezing. The school swimming pool was being used for drinking water until the Marines landed with water, as well as hot showers and heavy equipment to move hundreds of tons of debris. As Marines moved debris, they also searched for family valuables or heirlooms amongst the destroyed houses, collecting what they could and setting them aside in case they could be claimed. In all, more ...

For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies. In the process, the ""art of war"" has truly become the art of combined arms warfare, in which infantry, artillery, air support, intelligence, and other key elements are all coordinated for maximum effect. Nowhere has this trend been more visible than in the history of twentieth-century warfare. This title covers among other things Desert Storm, the war in Chech...