Islamic militants and terror outbreaks have increased in the past decade. For instance, terrorist outbreaks began in north-east Nigeria in 2009, three years later in northern Mali. In addition, central Niger and Burkina Faso have also witne...
Western Africa compasses of 17 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, it covers the area of about 8 ...
Economic Community of West African States was formulated through a treaty signed in Lagos, Nigeria on 28th May 1975. It is a 15-member regional group comprising of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea B...
The likely agenda of the BRICS summit becomes a hot topic of the town since India will chair it. The foreign policy scholars initiated the prediction of the issues that would be a top priority in the 13th BRICS summit occurring under the au...
Initially, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was the group of the six Eurasian countries that expanded with the inclusion of India and Pakistan in 2017. Constituted to resolve border disputes between the participant states, the or...
"Arab Spring" became the turning point in the history of the Middle East, especially Syria, among others. The movement that started in December of 2010 Changed the face of many countries in the region. However, Syria stood out to be distinc...
For India, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) presents an exceptional opportunity in forwarding its major foreign policy goals of ‘Neighbourhood first’ and ‘Act East. The geostrategi...
Eastern Europe was part of the communist bloc during the cold war era under the influence of the Soviet Union. Following, the fall of the alliance in 1991 most of the countries gained independence meaning that they are UN recognised full-fl...
The world has seen the use of the internet as a radicalization and recruitment tool by terrorist organizations in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks. The internet provides the same opportunities and capabilities to the terror outfits ...
Estonia lies in north-eastern Europe, bordering Russia on the east, Latvia to the south, to its west lies the Baltic Sea. The nation with a population of just about 1.3 million first experienced cyber war in 2007. The cybersecurity crisis b...
When one looks at China-Iran relations, one can easily conclude that their relations very well fits the famous proverb 'my enemy's enemy is my friend'. China-Iran relation is a classical case of balancing. Despite the lack of commonalities ...
Jamaica’s history has many incidents related to gang and drug related violence. The commentary analyzed case studies and the need for Jamaica to implement the Anti- gang Legislation. In Mexico’s case, Mexico’s drug trafficking issue is anal...
