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Iraq Army captures IS mosque declares victory

Iraqi Army captures iconic Islamic State Mosque; declares end of ISIS

July 1, 2017

Iraqi forces have captured the iconic Great Mosque of al Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State, and proclaimed a symbolic

Putin’s struggle amid a Russia in the throes of change

July 1, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

[Suggested further reading: Dr. Gary K. Busch’s latest, ‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia (starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg

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Sanctioning Russia – With German and French Allies Who Needs Enemies?

June 27, 2017

EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS

The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill expanding the sanctions against Russia imposed earlier in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

The Dangers of Ignoring Strategic Intelligence

June 24, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

[This article was originally published on Eeben Barlow’s Military and Security Blog on September 20th, 2016. It is reprinted here in its

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Abu Bakr al Baghdadi: Wanted, dead or alive

June 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Russia claims to have killed the Islamic State founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But what does that mean? Does it even matter? The

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Is the U.S. taxpayer paying for French neo-colonialism in Africa?

June 20, 2017

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

At the end of his first week in office, newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops in the West African country of

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Josh Groban, ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ deliver spectacularly

June 19, 2017

Culture·Headlines·Theatre

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is one of those rare, once a season at most, shows which is both

Updates from the Syrian front: the push on al Raqqa

June 14, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·WORLD NEWS

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish and Arab militia coalition backed by the U.S., continue to advance through al Raqqa City,

Wonder Woman excites and inspires, but doesn’t deliver on all its promises

June 10, 2017

Culture·FILM·Headlines·Op-Ed·REVIEW

Wonder Woman has succeeded where her DC counterparts have failed. Director Patty Jenkins has found a foothold for DC in the saturated

Iran’s response to Islamic State terrorism

June 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Two teams of Islamic State fighters struck civilian targets throughout Tehran early June 7. The teams attacked the Iranian Parliament and the

Battle against ISIS: the walls of Raqqa are falling

June 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Across the region, the Islamic State is being driven back. In Iraq, the Iraqi military is pushing the Salafist Jihadist group out

Terror strikes Tehran

June 7, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·WORLD NEWS

Early Wednesday morning two teams consisting of 8 Islamic State fighters carried out a series of coordinated attacks against the parliament building

The commercial aspects of the rustication of Qatar

June 7, 2017

ECONOMICS·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS

Encouraged by the visit of Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, five Arab countries suddenly cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, a U.S. ally

Montenegro joins NATO amid increased tensions with Russia

June 6, 2017

Cyber·Cyberwar·EUROPE·Headlines·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Montenegro has joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 29th member as of June 5, 2017. United States Undersecretary for Political Affairs

After attacks, U.K. gears up for vital snap elections on Brexit, security

June 6, 2017

EUROPE·Headlines·Politics·WORLD NEWS

In the wake of three deadly terror attacks in just under three months, the UK is understandably reeling and at the forefront of

Review: Brad Pitt’s ‘War Machine’ goes to war, and gets lost

June 2, 2017

Culture·FILM·Headlines·HUMOR·Op-Ed

Netflix’s latest film “War Machine” stars Brad Pitt as General Glen McMahon. McMahon’s character is based on General Stanley McChrystal, who attempted