Op-Ed Archives

China vs. Canada? A conversation with the World’s most traveled man

May 22, 2017

AFRICA·Culture·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Travel

Canadian Mike Spencer Bown, the World’s most traveled man, pauses for a conversation in a cave, with Tammy from Hong Kong, on

Legendary U.S. General Edward L. Rowny looks forward and back at the Korean conflict

May 20, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SOUTH EAST ASIA

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Edward L. Rowny, a Commander in the Korean War and General MacArthur’s Spokesman, having also served as Chief Negotiator for

Iran’s election – what does it mean?

May 13, 2017

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

Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. – Shirin Neshat (Iranian artist) On May

Turks and Kurds, an endless cycle

May 7, 2017

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

Syria’s Civil War has raged for six years, causing a vastly different regional political, ethnic, and security landscape to emerge. In recent

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

A Veteran Mother’s Open Letter to Her Daughter – Life After 9/11 Through the Eyes of a Teen

May 6, 2017

Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS

To turn 16 on May 16th is quite special. It was 16 years ago when I saw those baby blue eyes for

World Press Freedom Day clarifies media’s role in advancing peace

May 3, 2017

Human Rights·News Wire·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS

World Press Freedom Day reminds us that it’s the media’s role, our role, to work towards the advancement of peace, understanding and

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#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

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,

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,

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,

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

#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

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

OpEd: The Real Cost of War In Syria

April 9, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·PTSD·RUSSIA·VETERANS

Here we go again. After nearly two decades of war, including the occupation of Iraq during the bloody sectarian violence caused by

OpEd: Welcome to Syria, why don’t you stay for awhile?

April 9, 2017

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

On April 4th the Syrian government, from its seat in Damascus, seemingly ordered a gas attack on the rebel-held, but predominantly civilian,

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China vs. Canada? A conversation with the World’s most traveled man

Legendary U.S. General Edward L. Rowny looks forward and back at the Korean conflict

Iran’s election – what does it mean?

Turks and Kurds, an endless cycle

A Veteran Mother’s Open Letter to Her Daughter – Life After 9/11 Through the Eyes of a Teen

World Press Freedom Day clarifies media’s role in advancing peace

#GailForce: Has the U.S. experienced the long predicted Cyber Pearl Harbor?

After a nightmare of prescription pills, medical marijuana helped me sleep

Erdogan’s referendum, the end of Turkey’s democracy?

Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism?

Nativation: The Native American Awakening

#GailForce: ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Dropped in Afghanistan – So What’s the Fuss?

The Shifting Sands of the Dictator

OpEd: The Real Cost of War In Syria

OpEd: Welcome to Syria, why don’t you stay for awhile?

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?

Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

The Reassurance Trap

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