The myth of the smug liberal May 7, 2017 AMERICAS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C. Lima Charlie Political Correspondent Jose Robledo takes on the myth of the smug Liberal, the first of a 3 part series. Part 2 Read More
Environment will define the Trump Era May 7, 2017 ENVIRONMENT·Headlines·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C. The Trump era will, one day, be used as a case study for how it catapulted the environmental industry forward and brought Read More
Climate change, economics contribute to worst humanitarian crisis in 60 years May 7, 2017 AFRICA·ENVIRONMENT·Headlines·MENA·Refugees·WORLD NEWS Drought and China’s economic downturn contribute to devastation in East Africa. Yemen and the Horn of Africa are a widening gyre of Read More
French go to the polls after hacking attack and civil unrest May 6, 2017 Cyber·EUROPE·Headlines·Politics·WORLD NEWS Sunday the French people are going to the polls for a second and final time to decide on who will next occupy the Read More
Erdogan’s purge continues, Turkey sacks and detains thousands, targets media April 30, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) This weekend Turkish authorities fired nearly 4,000 public employees from several ministries and judicial bodies, and 45 civil society groups and health clinics Read More
Russia’s New Arctic Military Bases April 29, 2017 Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS In April 2017, the Russian Government announced that it had completed its new military bases in the Arctic and had completed most Read More
#GailForce: Has the U.S. experienced the long predicted Cyber Pearl Harbor? April 25, 2017 Cyber·Cyberwar·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·Technology There is no need to wage a kinetic war or even to use debilitating cyber attacks on critical infrastructure if you can Read More
After a nightmare of prescription pills, medical marijuana helped me sleep April 24, 2017 Headlines·HEALTH·Op-Ed·PTSD·VA·VETERANS You probably have an opinion about medical marijuana. Let me share my story before you tell me what it is. In 2008, Read More
Military Technology and the Multi-Domain Battle Plan April 23, 2017 Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SCIENCE & TECH·Technology The more assertive stance of the U.S. military, which has emerged from the accession of Donald Trump to the Presidency, has manifest Read More
Erdogan’s referendum, the end of Turkey’s democracy? April 23, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis Turkey is a valid example of what I spoke of in my Shifting Sands of the Dictator opinion piece last Sunday. For decades, Read More
Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism? April 23, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis Turkey’s citizens recently voted to give President Erdogan expanded powers. He now has wide control over the judiciary, can simply decree law, Read More
Nativation: The Native American Awakening April 23, 2017 AMERICAS·ENVIRONMENT·Headlines·Human Rights·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RESOURCES As the observance of Earth Day wraps up this weekend, my troubling thoughts as a Native American are that it took place Read More
Syria offensive against ISIS stumbles April 23, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY Tabqa, Northern Syria – Tabqa, one of the premier strongholds of the Islamic State outside of its de facto capital in al Read More
Mr. Heal Your Girl – Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna get loyal April 23, 2017 Culture·Headlines·Music Kendrick Lamar’s new album, DAMN., steals the spotlight from Drake less than a month after his most enjoyable album in years. And Read More
One year later – Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ is more relevant now than when it was released April 23, 2017 Culture·Headlines·Music On April 23rd, 2016, Beyoncé set fire to the cultural landscape with the messages in her visual album Lemonade. In a world Read More
France’s options narrow to Le Pen and Macron in tense presidential election April 23, 2017 EUROPE·Headlines·Politics PARIS, FRANCE (LC – EUROPEAN UNION) The French headed to the polls today in the first round of voting for the 2017 Read More