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Highlights of Armed Forces of Nigeria Operations (12 August and 2 September 2021)

Global UpfrontSep 2, 2021September 2, 20210

1. Good morning Gentlemen of the Press. You are once again welcome to our bi-weekly briefing on the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s operational efforts. The

What is ISIS-K? Two terrorism experts on the group behind the deadly Kabul airport attack and its rivalry with the Taliban

Global UpfrontAug 27, 2021August 27, 20210

By Amira Jadoon & Andrew Mines, The Conversation, August 27, 2021 An attack on a crowd gathered outside Kabul’s airport on Aug. 26, 2021, has

The Nigerian Defence Academy attack is shocking because the military is held to a higher standard

Global UpfrontAug 27, 2021August 27, 20210

By Tanwa Ashiru, Bulwark Intelligence One of the worse duties to be assigned during Air Force military bootcamp was Guard Duty! Oh, it was horrible.

The U.S. Doesn’t Have to Choose Between Counterterrorism and Great Power Competition

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2021August 23, 20210

By Colin P. Clarke, World Politics Review, Monday August 23, 2021 In an address to the nation in early July, President Joe Biden suggested that one of

Caution with repentant Boko Haram

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2021August 23, 20210

Daily Trust Editorial, August 23, 2021 In the last few weeks, hundreds of ‘repentant’ Boko Haram commanders and fighters have streamed out of their Sambisa

Adopted U.S. black woman traces roots, finds out she’s African Royalty

Global UpfrontAug 22, 2021August 22, 20210

By Alexa Imani Spencer, Black Enterprise A Black woman who was adopted in the United States found out she’s royalty in Africa while searching for her

EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s secret programme to lure top Boko Haram defectors

Global UpfrontAug 19, 2021August 19, 20210

By Obi Anyadike (Senior Editor, Africa), The New Humanitarian, August 19, 2021 A top-secret programme, known as sulhu, is encouraging senior jihadist commanders to defect

Why did a military Superpower fail in Afghanistan?

Global UpfrontAug 18, 2021August 18, 20210

U.S. troops in Afghanistan had better equipment, training and funding than the Taliban By Arie Perliger, The Conversation, August 18, 2021 The speed and efficiency

Serenading the music and events of the Tokyo Olympics

Global UpfrontAug 17, 2021August 17, 20210

By Isidore Emeka Uzoatu At last, the games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020) have come and gone. After all the COVID-19 induced delays that

Does the Great Retreat from Afghanistan mark the End of the American Era?

Global UpfrontAug 17, 2021August 17, 20210

It’s a dishonorable end that weakens U.S. standing in the world, perhaps irrevocably. By Robin Wright, The New Yorker, August 15, 2021 History will surely