Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is the umbrella organisation for al-Qaeda groups in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. In support of al-Qaeda's doctrine, AQAP has conducted deadly jihadist assaults both locally and overseas. it is best known ...
The use of children in various conflicts around the world is perhaps the most immoral practice of war. Despite this fact, the presence of child soldiers in armed conflict has been rising at an alarming rate. Children can be seen involved in...
The new border law titled “Land Border Law of People’s Republic of China” passed in late October 2021 by the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body. It has once again fired up the controversies ar...
The developments in South China Sea have been a matter of concern for all the littoral countries in its periphery as well as the dialogue partners. This year has been very eventful in the context of tensions between US and China in th...
Terrorism in Syria has a protracted record courting from the Islamist Uprising withinside the early Eighties and to the continued Syrian Civil War which witnessed the rise of radical Islamist organizations including ISIL, al-Nusra and diffe...
The developments in the last five years in South China Sea has gained international attention following the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in favour of the Philippines. The ruling clearly stated that the China’s claim of nine d...
In the wake of Iraq’s fifth parliamentary elections which are scheduled for the coming week on October 10th, the political dynamics of the country have come a long way since the U.S. invasion of 2003. Since the toppling of Saddam Hussein an...
After successfully carrying out military campaigns in Turkey, the country’s Bayraktar TB2 drones have gained numerous export customers in 2021. Poland is the first NATO member to order Turkish drones, which can fire anti-tank missiles. Ukra...
Islamic militants and terror outbreaks have increased in the past decade. For instance, terrorist outbreaks began in north-east Nigeria in 2009, three years later in northern Mali. In addition, central Niger and Burkina Faso have also witne...
Vietnam has been widely acknowledged and praised for its handling on COVID-19 pandemic. During the first wave of the pandemic, Vietnam had an extremely low mortality rate and the government was successful in handling the community spread of...
It is noon in Kabul, and smoke is coming out of the US Embassy as documents and equipment are being destroyed while a Chinook helicopter is hovering above the embassy to evacuate the diplomats and other staff. History is being repeated. The...
On 31st of July 2018 the media wing of ISIS, Amaq, issued a video. The video featured the killers of four foreign cyclists (two from the United States, one Dutch, and one a Swiss citizen killed in Southern Tajikistan) taking the responsibil...
