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Warner 03 French Soldiers in Operation_Barkhane

Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

By Denise Judd | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

French soldiers talk to locals in southern Mali in 2016. These flagrant violations of Mali’s airspace have served France to…

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OE Watch Issue 9 2022

OE Watch Issue 9 2022

By Dianne McIntosh | 09/24/2022 |

This document analyzes key global security and geopolitical developments. It examines China’s increasing military assertiveness, including nuclear testing, ballistic missile…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign Fighters Returning Home

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/12/2022 |

This report examines the challenges posed by foreign fighters returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It assesses the security risks…

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Mexican Cartels Display Their Post-Pandemic Power With Orchestrated Violence  

By Denise Judd | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Mexican Cartels Display Their Post-Pandemic Power With Orchestrated Violence  

Burned cars and roadblocks established by cartels in Mexico.  “For the first time, the National Liberation Army has a leftist…

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Berg 03 Members of Colombias ELN stand at attention 1

Colombia’s Leftist President Seeks To Resume Negotiations With National Liberation Army

By Denise Judd | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Colombia’s Leftist President Seeks To Resume Negotiations With National Liberation Army

Members of Colombia’s ELN stand at attention. “For the first time, the National Liberation Army has a leftist government as…

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Global Reactions Vary After Death of Al-Qaeda LeaderAl-Zawahiri

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Global Reactions Vary After Death of Al-Qaeda LeaderAl-Zawahiri

The announcement on 1 August 2022 that the United States had killed the longtime leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, as…

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OE Watch Vol 12, Issue 8 2022

OE Watch Vol 12, Issue 8 2022

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/24/2022 |

This document explores a variety of global military and geopolitical issues, focusing on China, Russia, Iran, and key regional conflicts.…

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Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

By Denise Judd | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Yemen’s Houthi Movement Continues To Recruit and Indoctrinate Child Combatants

Houthi logo on a house in Yafaa-Dhamar, Yemen (2013). “…Observers attribute the Houthis’ frantic race to recruit children to a…

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Iván Márquez Survives Attack but FARC Dissidents Remain on the Run

By Denise Judd | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iván Márquez Survives Attack but FARC Dissidents Remain on the Run

Iván Márquez, one of the leaders of the FARC dissidents known as the Second Marquetalia. “Márquez ‘is being protected by…

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Berg 02 Mexican Police stand guard on the back of a truck in Mexico City

Mexican Criminal Organizations Poised To Dominate South America’s Illicit Economies 

By Denise Judd | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Mexican Criminal Organizations Poised To Dominate South America’s Illicit Economies 

Mexican Police stand guard on the back of a truck in Mexico City. “The Sinaloa Cartel’s tentacles stretch across almost…

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