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
#GailForce: ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Dropped in Afghanistan – So What’s the Fuss? April 18, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis Unfortunately, in recent years, we tied the hands of our military in Afghanistan. And instead of trying to win we settle for Read More
The Shifting Sands of the Dictator April 16, 2017 Featured·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis John Sjoholm examines the West’s historic support of dictatorships in the Middle East, and asks whether the region is ready for true Read More
Colored Lines, a drift through the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise April 15, 2017 Culture·FILM·Headlines With their stranglehold at the box office as this generation’s action franchise, the movies of The Fast and the Furious universe reflect Read More
The Call of Duty Endowment – how a video game is fighting veteran unemployment April 15, 2017 CAREER·Headlines·JOBS·News·VETERANS·Veterans Programs After leaving the Marine Corps in 2006, Travis Wentworth went to the VA for help finding a job. As a Mortarman who Read More
The Battle of Virtual Assistants April 15, 2017 Headlines·SCIENCE & TECH·Technology If you’ve been wishing your life was more like an episode of “The Jetsons,” today there are many ways to make that Read More