Overview             This report examines the implications of the political, economic, and military involvement by Iran and its proxies in [...]

Title Picture Source: Quartz Africa             Since the early 1960s when West African countries gained independence from their former [...]

Quick Facts Country Name:  Burkina Faso (“Land of the Honest People”). Formerly known as Republic of Upper Volta, with the name Burkina Faso adopted in 1984. Geographical Location/Size: [...]

Introduction             Over the past decade, international terrorism and the migration crisis in the Mediterranean have drawn [...]

May 2019 Quick Facts Geographical Size: Niger is a vast landlocked country in Central Africa, covering approximately 490,000 square miles. More than 80 percent of the land is covered by the [...]

Name Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) Overview             The IS-GS emerged as an Islamic State (IS) grouping, initially called [...]

Security Implications of Nigeria’s Fulani’s Pastoral Migration: A Risk Report By Dr. Joshua Sinai, Consultant to FireWatch Solutions, Inc. Quick Facts: Nigeria Geography:  Nigeria’s size is [...]

Quick Facts Geographical Size: 482,077 square miles. Eighth largest country in Africa. A landlocked country, Mali’s porous borders extend approximately 4,500 miles and border seven [...]

As training progressed, it took fewer and fewer people to treat the patient effectively, freeing up the group to manage the larger operational problem in the scenario. Many organizations, ranging [...]

                                                                Many organizations, ranging from the US State Department to large corporations, to non-government organizations (NGOs) of all [...]