Sudan: A Child of an Awkward Separation – Part 2
A few months ago, we wrote a blog about the so-called Qatar Crisis and Sudan’s position, torn between declaring support for either Saudi Arabia or Qatar. You can read that article here. It’s been just over 5 months and there’ve been a few key developments that have placed Sudan in an entirely different position than it was in previously.
COMMUNICATING IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
Business etiquette and appropriate communication vary in different cultures. Be sure to research established business etiquette in a destination country. This might involve modifying dress, greeting people, and appropriate subjects to broach in a meeting.
Trump administration modified limits on drone strikes, commando raids
Back in 2017, the Trump administration prepared to undertake changes to the Obama-era guidelines and limits on how drone strikes and overseas commando raids are conducted, allowing for far less restrictions on their use, including the potential for strikes in countries where the US is not currently operating in a counter-terrorist capacity.
TAPI pipeline project starts work in Afghanistan
On Friday 23rd of February, public officials from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Turkmenistan gathered in Herat to mark the start of work on the Afghanistan section of the TAPI pipeline.
Taliban suicide bombing shows Kabul still vulnerable to attacks
The suicide bombing on January 27th in Kabul is just one in a string of recent attacks which raises questions about the ability of the Afghan security forces to effectively protect high value targets and areas in the capital city.
SIGAR quarterly report paints bleak picture for Afghanistan
On October 30th, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released its quarterly report to the United States Congress. Among the key findings of the report was that the security situation continues to deteriorate in the country, with reconstruction significantly hampered by the Taliban’s expanding territorial control.
Arrest of British-Iranian woman highlights risks to dual-nationals in Iran
The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual citizen who was arrested in April 2016 while visiting family in Iran and subsequently charged with conspiring to “topple the Iranian regime”, was recently returned to public attention due to a UN petition for her release – a request that was denied by the prosecutor general of Iran in October.
Long Range Electro Optical (EO) Surveillance – Part 2
In part 2 an indication of the performance achievable from various Long-Range EO surveillance sensors is considered. It is based on the UK Home Office Discrimination criteria, which is easier to assimilate than the Johnson Criteria. As the focal length of the Sensors increase the field of view decreases and the need to be able to position and control the sensor accurately becomes more critical.
