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Rising Security Threats in West Africa and Regional Responses

Archive, Strategic Adversariesarms smuggling, Boko Haram, climate change, desertification, development strategies, drug trafficking, Economic Community of West African States, economic development, education, governance, Gulf of Guinea, Here is a comma-separated list of keywords from the paper:West Africa, human trafficking, infrastructure, intelligence-sharing, job creation, maritime insecurity, military coups, peacekeeping, piracy, political instability, poverty, regional cooperation, resource conflict, Sahel, security threats, socio-economic marginalization, stability, Terrorism, transnational organized crime, violent extremism, youth unemployment

Rising Security Threats in West Africa and Regional Responses

Huseini Kamara1 Comment

Published: April 20, 2026 West Africa has experienced an increasing number of national security challenges over the past two decades. Violent extremism, political instability, transnational organized crime, and maritime insecurity…

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Power Play in the Philippine Midterm Election

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Government & Politicsanti-dynasty law, China policy, democratic integrity, democratic trajectory, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Foreign Policy, geopolitical interests, governance stability, House of Representatives, Impeachment, institutional credibility, international incidents, legal accountability, local officials, nationalist sentiment, Philippine midterm elections, polarization, political dynasties, political reform, political rivalry, regional stability, Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte, security threats, Senate race, South China Sea

Power Play in the Philippine Midterm Election

Jumel G. Estrañero2 Comments

On May 12, 2025, Filipinos casted their votes in midterm congressional elections. The election unfolded amid intensifying hostilities between two of the nation’s most powerful political dynasties. Current President Ferdinand…

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The Evolving Context for Deterrence

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveChina, conventional-nuclear integration, cybersecurity, deterrence strategy, drones, Hypersonic Weapons, missile defense, NATO, nuclear capabilities, political unity, resilience, security threats, space assets, vulnerabilities, warfare

The Evolving Context for Deterrence

Stephen Cimbala & Adam Lowther0 Comments

This article, "The Evolving Context for Deterrence" by Prof. Stephen J. Cimbala and Dr. Adam Lowther was published in the Joint Airpower Competency Center journal, viewpoints edition 38. Its main…

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