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ARCTIC MILITARISATION: WHY AFRICA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION
As Arctic ice retreats at record speed, the world’s northernmost region is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Once defined by isolation and scientific cooperation,...
BENEATH THE SURFACE: AFRICA’S UNDERSEA CABLES AND RISING NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS
Africa’s digital economy depends on infrastructure that few citizens ever see. Thousands of kilometers of submarine fiber-optic cables lie on the ocean floor,...
THE RISE OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICAN MILITARIES
African militaries are rapidly expanding their use of electronic surveillance as they confront insurgencies, cross-border crime, terrorism, and maritime insecurity. From AI-enabled cameras...
AFRICA’S DEFENCE FUTURE IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
Global power is no longer dominated by a small circle of superpowers. Instead, influence is dispersed among competing actors the United States, China,...
SKIES OF ALLIANCE: HOW JOINT AIR EXERCISES RESHAPED GLOBAL AEROSPACE SECURITY IN 2025
From July 10 to August 8, 2025, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces ran Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), the largest air contingency exercise ever...
ECOWAS MILITARY INTERVENTION IN NIGER: A TURNING POINT?
The coup d’état in Niger on July 26, 2023, marked a seismic rupture in West Africa’s fragile stability. The Presidential Guard’s detention of...
REFUGEE MOVEMENTS AND BORDER FORCE DILEMMAS
In today’s world of conflict, climate change, and widening economic divides, refugee movements have reached historic levels and placed border security under immense...
BORDER SECURITY AND MILITARISED WILDLIFE PROTECTION: AN EMERGING NEXUS
The Convergence of Conservation and Security In an era where transnational threats blur the lines between environmental conservation and national security, militarised wildlife...
