Op-Ed Archives

Wag the Dog: Has Reuters been had? An Iran story questioned

August 4, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·United Nations·WORLD NEWS

A recent Reuters news piece, relying primarily on unnamed sources, has reported that Iran is currently violating both a United Nations embargo

Mattis and Trump, a rift between a warrior and a civilian widens over sex

August 4, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·VETERANS

President Donald Trump announced, through Twitter, on July 26th, that he intends to ban transgender individuals from serving in the US armed

Selling the Kurds, our new media darlings

July 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·WORLD NEWS

The quickly dwindling threat from the Islamic State will soon result in Western news consumers and security investments turning elsewhere. With the

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General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

July 22, 2017

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

Afghanistan faces a power play between current President Ghani and legendary former warlord and general, Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum. On July

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#GailForce: A successful NatSec policy isn’t just about blowing things up

July 14, 2017

AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Human Rights·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·Refugees·United Nations·WORLD NEWS

In May 2017 the U.S. Department of State released its FY 2018 International Affairs budget request for the State Department and USAID.

The G20 Summit, testing America’s relevance in a Trump world

July 8, 2017

AMERICAS·ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU

Op-Ed: The G20 Summit is a week of the New World Order on display. The G20 Summit is in full swing in

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

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

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

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

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

Germany and the EU’s continuing war against Greece

May 30, 2017

ECONOMICS·EUROPE·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

The Greek economic crisis is continuing to have dramatically negative effects on Greece’s economy and its long-term prospects, as well as the delicate domestic