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MI5 Predicts Maths Graduates Will Be the Spies of the Future

Maths Graduates Will Be Spies of the Future, Says MI5.

Government Must Urgently Outlaw Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Warns British Counter Terrorism Expert

Govt comes under new pressure to class Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorists.

Northern Ireland’s Police Chief’s Job Hanging By a Thread

The future of the head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland was in the balance last night.

China and Russia seeking military dominance over space, experts warn

China and Russia are building an arsenal of cosmic weapons in a bid to achieve military dominance in space.

Can the AU live up to the mantra of ‘African solutions to African problems’?

Twenty years after its founding, the African Union faces severe headwinds – everything from personnel problems to the organisation’s ability to find lasting solutions to continental conflicts, writes LIESL LOUW-VAUDRAN. A YEAR after the first shots were fired in the…

Zimbabwe – navigating beyond the stalemate

Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government claims it has addressed electoral reform, yet the trajectory ahead of polls in August could mean another term for the incumbents, something the country can ill afford, writes PIERS PIGOU. ZIMBABWE is heading for another round of…

Unmasking the Web of Disinformation in Africa

Africa is being aggressively targeted with disinformation campaigns by Beijing and Moscow to exploit the continent’s vast wealth of natural resources, while coercing its political leadership into backing China and Russia on the global stage.