ADF STAFF The Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, dates to the seventh century, the time…
Year: 2023
CLUES Walled towns and settlements, known as paletas, were built on high plains or hills to provide a strategic and…
ADF STAFF Whether in the deserts of Somalia, across the porous borders of Niger or along the Gulf of Guinea…
ADF STAFF The spread of extremist violence in West Africa gave this year’s Exercise Flintlock an air of urgency, as…
ADF STAFF “The Grey Zone” is the name of the Telegram channel affiliated with Russia’s Wager Group mercenaries — a…
ADF STAFF Besides clogging supply chains and sending prices for food and other goods skyrocketing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may…
ADF STAFF The fishing vessels working African coastal waters use different electronic systems to report their position and avoid collisions…
ADF STAFF When about 100 Burundi National Defence Forces troops needed to be flown to the volatile eastern Democratic Republic…
ADF STAFF Terrorist organizations need a constant stream of money to function, and a growing body of evidence suggests they…
ADF STAFF Hardly a meal goes by that people don’t feel the effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine. One year…