Eeben Barlow's Military and Security Blog

Many have written asking on the progress of my planned book and exactly what it will cover in terms of military operations in Africa. T...

This is totally off-topic but given the concern of many people both within and outside of South Africa on the situation here, my wife decide...

We cannot dominate the battlefield if we cannot control it. The Area of Operations (AO) is greatly influenced by the terrain and the pr...

Many folks have written to me asking what my thoughts on the UN’s actions in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) are. I am no specialist on that cou...

I continue to remain amused at how some self-proclaimed “experts” on Executive Outcomes continue to regurgitate their story that the company...

Since posting a piece about the Hunter Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) and its role as a mobile gun platform (MGP), I have had numerous requests ...

I have been informed that a coup is being organised and planned in a West African country. Added to this is the claim that “the Head Honcho ...