Continuing growth expected in global defence market
As 2018 turned to 2019, growth in the global defence environment moderated slightly, according to a new white paper from Forecast International.
The Global Defence...
China is least journalist friendly country in the world
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a...
Global violent deaths on the rise
The year 2017 saw the second highest annual rate of global violent deaths in the period 2004–17, according to new data from the Small...
Intelsat General advancing the missions of ground forces across the globe
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Trump administration to ease gun exports
The Trump administration passed a key milestone in a long-delayed rule change that would make it easier to sell US firearms, including assault rifles...
No winner in China/US trade war
The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both and the wider world likely to deteriorate...
Season of discontent as protests flare worldwide
On Monday it was Bolivia - angry people clashed with police after the political opposition said it was cheated in an election won by...
US policy shift on Syria a sign of Trump “unchained”
In just a few hours US President Donald Trump upended his own policy on Syria with a chaotic series of pronouncements, blindsiding foreign allies,...
New missiles in China anniversary parade
China’s military displayed new equipment at a parade in central Beijing to mark 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic, including hypersonic-glide...
Taliban talks dead – Trump
US President Donald Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders dead, while the general in charge said the US military is likely to ramp...
SONA doesn’t do defence
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was much in evidence ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
This high visibility did...
