National Security

Israel has not only been the victim of a vicious and despicable terrorist attack. It is also the victim of a brazenly cynical move to disrupt the international stage and…

Brussels, Toronto (4/10 – 60) The general air of frustration and resentment wafting up from Washington is a reflection of the mood of the nation – in tune with the…

Brussels, Vienna (27/9 – 37) An ancient Chinese curse contains a curious “blessing”: “May you come to the attention of wealthy and powerful people”. While that might seem to be…

Armenia’s National Security Service reported that it revealed a group of eight people that ‘plotted to usurp power’ in Armenia by using weapons. Eight of the members of the patriotic…

Paris, Dublin, London (24/9 – 32) Undefeated in 17 games in the last 15 months, Ireland has beaten every rugby union world champion, three of them twice – just for…

On August 24, 2023, Kazakhstan-Singapore Business Council #KSBC Chairman Mr. Sultan Marenov hosted a prominent Kazakh entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Mr.Kenges Rakishev in Singapore and arranged a meeting with the…

Brussels, Frankfurt (28/9 – 28) The conflict in Ukraine has held the world’s attention for a year and a half; now that it has apparently settled into an extended slugfest…

Copenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season comes around in Tajikistan, military recruiters…

Toronto, Frankfurt (16/9 – 30)  Derna is a second-tier city of roughly 100,000 people, situated in northeast Libya. Early dawn on Monday, September 11, two aging dams gave way, bursting…

Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists, bloggers and civil society activists in…