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The Sky Becomes a Minefield: How Drone Swarms Are Ending the Age of Air Superiority by Gandalv

NN reports that the pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, shot down over Iran in April, described a sight that immediately triggered debate inside the U.S. Intelligence Community: multiple Iranian drones in the air, apparently interconnected or coordinated, moving as one. One source described larger drones with smaller drones beneath them, “like legs.” Another described it as a “minefield of drones” in the sky.

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UPDATE: Security Failures, Inside Moles, and the Death of a Terrorist Kingpin

The 2021 terrorist invasion of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) which Farooq Kperogi rightly labeled an unprecedented humiliation gradually unraveled through subsequent military and intelligence investigations. The findings confirmed the public's worst fears: the nation's premier military university was undermined by severe operational negligence and internal compromise.

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Nigeria’s “Poorest General” and the Cost of Elite Corruption

In 1993, during the dark days following the military takeover that brought Sani Abacha to power, one Nigerian Army officer took an unusual step. Instead of consolidating his position within the new regime, he walked away.

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Sahel Regional Security Dynamics: A Multifaceted Analysis (as of late 2025–early 2026)

The modern Sahel crisis traces back to the 2011 Libyan collapse, which flooded the region with weapons and fighters, reigniting Tuareg rebellions in northern Mali in 2012. This enabled Islamist groups to seize territory, leading to French intervention (Operation Serval in 2013, later Barkhane). Initial gains were undermined by persistent weak governance: corruption, urban-rural divides, ethnic tensions (e.g., Fulani pastoralists vs. agricultural communities), and state absence in rural peripheries.

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When Trump Play Cowboy: The Israelisation of American Foreign Policy by Lawson Akhigbe

Israel is a small country with a big personality. Think of it as that compact, wiry uncle at Christmas dinner — the one who sits at the end of the table with his back to the wall, scanning the room as if the turkey might attack him. Surrounded by neighbours who eye it with varying …

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