Twenty years ago, one of the first things you saw when you opened an international newspaper was the word “Chechnya”. The North Caucasian republic, caught in a separatist struggle in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, has become an international synonym of atrocities committed by the RussianRead More →
The significant Russian military build-up on the border with Ukraine in April raised fears of armed conflict between the two nations. The EU estimated that more than 100,000 Russian troops had gathered in the region as well as in Crimea. Although tensions eased somewhat after Moscow announced it would withdrawRead More →
As tensions rise between China and the West, there are growing fears that the United States and Australia do not have what it takes to defeat China. “We lose a lot of people. We are losing a lot of material. We usually fail to achieve our goal. David Ochmanek, RANDRead More →