On the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded Bayika Kalidibek, a 72-year-old veteran border guard, the national honorary title of “People’s Guard.” Bayika, an…
Category:
National Security
-
-
AsiaCentral AsiaFeaturedGlobal NewsHuman RightNational SecurityNewsReligiousTajikistan
Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not addressing the causes of terrorism. People…
-
AsiaCentral AsiaDefenceFeaturedGlobal NewsHuman RightNational SecurityNewsTajikistan
Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75) Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of Tajikistan? How is the ban on the hijab helping the deradicalization of…
-
AsiaCentral AsiaDefenceGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsOp-edPoliticsTajikistanWorld News
Tajikistan: Pamiri minority facing systemic discrimination in ‘overlooked human rights crisis’
The Tajikistani authorities are perpetuating systemic discrimination and severe human rights violations against the Pamiri minority, according to new research by Amnesty International. The Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in East…
-
How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play? Meet Allan J. Lichtman, a historian with a seemingly magical Midas touch who has been…
-
DefenceEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsNorth AmericaReligiousTerrorism
Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters
Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45) After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift arrests. The plot seems too bizarre not to be…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsNorth AmericaPolitics
What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?
by See Seng Tanby See Seng TanA potential Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to change existing US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific region. That said, the possibility that a Harris administration may rely on ideas provided…
-
DefenceEuropeGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsRussiaUkraineWorld News
Putin’s war is the cause of NATO enlargement
Reporting from the NATO summit We’re now hearing from US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who began by talking about NATO’s history and how the principle of collective security was formed…
-
DefenceEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNewsPoliticsWorld News
Europe’s New “Iron Lady” Estonia’s Kaja Kallas
Europe’s new “Iron Lady”, Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, is one of the strongest voices for an uncompromising stand against belligerent Russia. Brussels (30 June – 28). Having grown up under the Soviet…
-
DefenceEconomyEuropeFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityPolitics
European Union Sets Date for Start for Member Negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova
The European Union announced on Friday that it will begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to join the 27-member political and economic bloc starting next week. All 27 members agreed to…
