DefenseWeb Picks

0
598

Editor’s picks

 Governance
Analysis: Chaotic oil power Libya far from partition

Deep in Libya’s southern Sahara, tribal sheikhs crowded into a Bedouin tent last month to declare their remote province bordering Algeria would break away from the government in far-off Tripoli.

 Civil Security
Assassinations of Muslim clerics in Kenya boosting al Shabaab – Islamist

The killings of popular Muslim clerics in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa is strengthening support for Somali militants who massacred at least 67 people in a Nairobi shopping mall two weeks ago, a prominent Islamist said on Saturday.

 Diplomacy & Peace
Armageddon it

January appears to be statistically the month when Mankind was closest to experiencing Nuclear Armageddon. Indeed, as revealed in a recent article by The Guardian, on Jan 24, 1961 a B-52 broke apart in flight which led to the near detonation of an H-Bomb near Goldsboro, North Carolina.

 Defence Technology
Game changers: disruptive technology and US defence strategy

This month, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a report focusing on the attractive although elusive concept of game changing technologies. The report is part of a larger project called NeXTech, led by the U.S Department of Defense’s (DoD) Rapid Reaction Technology Office.

 Diplomacy & Peace
Force Intervention Brigade “forced” M23 back to peace talks

After an aggressive new UN brigade in the eastern DRC scored a military victory over M23 rebels and forced them back to peace talks, UN peacekeepers are now turning their focus to two other equally dangerous armed groups.

 More News
  • Raid shows chaotic Libya a key militant haven
  • New York case offers insight into secret war against Somali militants
  • Fourteen killed in clashes in Central African Republic
  • Failure to reform army clouds Bissau’s bid to turn page on coup
  • Tuareg rebels rejoin peace process in northern Mali
  • Kenya says al Qaeda-trained Sudanese man helped lead mall attack
  • Kenyan military names Nairobi mall attackers seen on CCTV footage
  • U.S., Britain push Congo to prosecute soldiers over Minova rapes
  • Nigerian forces clash with Islamists, 20 people killed
  • Mauritanian opposition parties to boycott legislative election
  • U.S. sanctions Rwanda, others over child soldiers
  • Russia says embassy staff in Libya evacuated after attack
  • Analysis: Kenya’s intelligence work hurt by corruption, rivalries
  • Stretched forces leave Somali militants room to plot strikes
  • Around 20 more bodies found after Sicily migrant boat disaster
  • defenceWeb traffic sets new record
  • Sudan charges 35 with vandalism after anti-government riots
  • Madagascar crowd burn two Europeans to death over “organ trafficking”
  • Guinea opposition quits electoral commission, rejecting early vote count

ATTENTION READERS

We See The World From All Sides and Want YOU To Be Fully Informed
In fact, intentional disinformation is a disgraceful scourge in media today. So to assuage any possible errant incorrect information posted herein, we strongly encourage you to seek corroboration from other non-VT sources before forming an educated opinion.

About VT - Policies & Disclosures - Comment Policy
Due to the nature of uncensored content posted by VT's fully independent international writers, VT cannot guarantee absolute validity. All content is owned by the author exclusively. Expressed opinions are NOT necessarily the views of VT, other authors, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors, partners, or technicians. Some content may be satirical in nature. All images are the full responsibility of the article author and NOT VT.
Previous articleGame changers: disruptive technology and US defence strategy
Next articleSelf-help for Posttraumatic Stress