Oliver Hegglin
November 23, 2022
Africa, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Throughout the summer of 2022, the military regime in Mali took a series of steps under the influence of Russia to isolate itself from its international military and political partners. This decline in access to hard power was counteracted by the introduction of the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, with its alleged heavy ties to the Kremlin.
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Oliver Hegglin
September 20, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
Switzerland’s system of conscription has been enshrined in the Constitutions since the establishment of the federal state in 1848, which reads “each Swiss is subject to conscription”. In other words, military service to the state and the concept of a “citizen-soldier”, is as old as the country itself.
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Luke Austin
August 19, 2022
Asia and Pacific, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Abe's assassination is an entirely unprecedented event has led the Kishida administration to face an epistemological insecurity which could well shake Japan and its very post-war identity as a democratic state to the very core
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Rowan Allport
May 30, 2022
Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence, Security and Defence
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the HSC's evidence to the committee's inquiry into Aviation Procurement across the UK Armed Forces. The inquiry comes in the wake of last year's publication of the UK Government's Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper.
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Sam Biden
May 2, 2022
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
On 1 April 2022, the Malian government proudly announced their successes during a recent operation in Moura that left an estimated 300 ‘militants’ dead. Between 23 and 31 March, the Malian army and suspected Russian mercenary counterparts, Wagner Group (WG), summarily executed these estimated 300 men.
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Oliver Hegglin
April 27, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
On February 21, 2022, three days before its invasion of Ukraine, Russia recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics as independent states.
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Oliver Hegglin
April 7, 2022
Africa, Security and Defence, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uncategorized
Corruption, mismanagement, poverty, and war provide fertile conditions for desperate youths with little prospect and lost patience with leaders to welcome such radical change as a military coup. And the pattern is clear; as long as coups succeed, coups will continue to take place.
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Sam Biden
April 4, 2022
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, The Policy Unit
While the Mali government have launched some investigations into atrocity allegations regarding Islamist groups, investigations into the Mali military have not been commenced.
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Rowan Allport
March 16, 2022
HSC in the Media, Security and Defence
HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport has offered his views on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine to CNN and radio host Michael Smerconish on his SiriusXM programme.
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Irena Baboi
March 5, 2022
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Moscow must not be allowed to get away with this, even if the sanctions are also costly to the side imposing them. If Russia thinks it has won Ukraine, it is naïve to think it will stop there – this victory will only embolden it to go after everything else it desires.
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