Putin and Trump’s first meeting by the issues July 7, 2017 AMERICAS·Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS Today, American President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over two hours at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Read More
How to save the NBA from the NBA July 7, 2017 AMERICAS·Culture·ECONOMICS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Sports We all knew in July of 2016 where this train was going. The signing of Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors, who Read More
New York City to have strongest veterans protection law in the country July 3, 2017 AMERICAS·Headlines·New York City·Politics·VETERANS·Veterans Programs The New York City Council last week approved an amendment to the city’s Human Rights law that will include veterans and members Read More
Iraqi Army captures iconic Islamic State Mosque; declares end of ISIS July 1, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS Iraqi forces have captured the iconic Great Mosque of al Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State, and proclaimed a symbolic Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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, Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More