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We have no friends but the mountains: a background to Kurdish autonomy

October 10, 2017

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

Today about 30 million Kurds occupy a region that includes enclaves within Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The role and status of

From Las Vegas shooting emerges everyday heroes, ‘Combat Veterans’

October 2, 2017

AMERICAS·Breaking News·News Wire·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS

I woke up this morning to news of the worst mass shooting event in U.S. history. A gunman positioned on the 32nd floor

Veteran Entrepreneurship – Good for Veterans – Good for The Economy

September 29, 2017

AMERICAS·CIR·ECONOMICS·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·USC-CIR·VA·VETERANS·Veterans Programs

Military service and small business ownership seem to go hand-to-hand. Consider the following facts. Veterans are 20% more likely to be self-employed

Reflecting on the Personal Consequences of Combat

September 25, 2017

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Hyper-vigilance, unfortunately, for many veterans cannot simply be turned off. It can seep into everyday life, as its consequences tend to impact

Myanmar’s crisis is much more than the Rohingya

September 21, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·Human Rights·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Refugees·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

The General Assembly of the United Nations is meeting in New York to try and resolve the problem of the expulsion of

DACA Dreamers – my family story

September 12, 2017

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

My dad, Jose Louis Perez, was the youngest of 10 children. He was born in Mexico. In the early 60’s, his parents decided

The solution to North Korea won’t come from a tweet

September 5, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

North Korea (‘DPRK’) announced it has tested a new ‘hydrogen bomb’ as its sixth test to date in the development of a

Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather: Should We Care?

August 25, 2017

AMERICAS·Culture·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Sports

For the months the Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight inched glacially towards its start date, we were treated to a special

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

August 4, 2017

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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

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

Image General Dostum, the hero that Afghanistan deserves

General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

July 22, 2017

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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

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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

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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

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[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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We have no friends but the mountains: a background to Kurdish autonomy

From Las Vegas shooting emerges everyday heroes, ‘Combat Veterans’

Veteran Entrepreneurship – Good for Veterans – Good for The Economy

Reflecting on the Personal Consequences of Combat

Myanmar’s crisis is much more than the Rohingya

DACA Dreamers – my family story

The solution to North Korea won’t come from a tweet

Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather: Should We Care?

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

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

Selling the Kurds, our new media darlings

General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

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

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

How to save the NBA from the NBA

The Dangers of Ignoring Strategic Intelligence

News Wire

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

Fracture, Friction, Fatigue.

Idle Meandering Thoughts (Part 2 of 2)

Lebanon: Inside the Shell

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

The fate of Afghanistan’s NATO Generation

Afghanistan – A Bold Solution