Former “elite” Air Force pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military pilots arrested, DOJ says

Former “elite” Air Force pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military pilots arrested, DOJ says

The Justice Department announced the arrest Wednesday of a former Air Force fighter pilot who allegedly trained Chinese military personnel without authorization. Gerald Brown, 65, was arrested in Indiana after recently returning to the United States from China, where he’d been since December 2023, a Justice Department statement said. He is accused of having “conspired…

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Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

Military recruitment increasingly reflects the same demand-supply dynamics that shape global civilian migration. In November 2025, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said over 1 400 African nationals from around 36 countries were fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, warning that foreign recruits faced extreme danger. While some, such as those from South Africa, may be…

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CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers

CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers

The CIA has released a new Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese military officers, portraying a fictional, mid-level People’s Liberation Army officer grappling with corrupt leadership and ultimately choosing to contact the American intelligence agency. The video is the latest installment in a public-facing recruitment campaign targeting China, which CIA Director John Ratcliffe has described as the…

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Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

West Africa: Further Crackdowns By Military Juntas

Nairobi — Sahel Leaders Solidify Hold on Power; Warring Forces Attack Civilians Leaders in several West African countries increased crackdowns on freedoms as they strengthened their hold on power in 2025, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. In Nigeria and the Sahel, Islamist armed groups and government forces and their allies…

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Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

Africa: Lessons for Africa From U.S. Military Action in Venezuela

Had Maduro enjoyed undisputed electoral legitimacy, his capture by a foreign power would have been far more costly. America’s military removal of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves far beyond Latin America. In Africa, it was met with indignation and unease. For many African governments, the event revived long-standing anxieties about sovereignty, external intervention and…

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