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Image Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pakistan Afghan border

Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pak Afghan border

August 28, 2017

Two Pakistani Army soldiers were killed and three others injured when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during a search and

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 19 – August 26: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [GENERAL]: The annual Hajj, the sacred

Rohingya Muslim militants wage coordinated attack against police, army base

August 25, 2017

ASIA·Human Rights·News Wire·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

Rakhine, Myanmar, LC The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attack of upwards of 30 police posts

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

August 25, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Jared Kushner’s Middle East tour hits Egypt, Israel

August 24, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Jerusalem, Israel [LC] President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an effort to

Image The Indian courts end the "triple talaq" divorce law for Muslim women

India Supreme Court ends ‘triple talaq’ divorce law for Muslim women

August 22, 2017

ASIA·Human Rights·INDIA·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

New Delhi, India [LC] India’s Supreme Court has blocked a Muslim “triple talaq” divorce law until the government issues new legislation. For

Turkey to refuse teaching evolution in schools

August 22, 2017

ASIA·EUROPE·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Turkey’s new school curriculum, which goes into effect this autumn, will no longer include evolution as part of its teachings. Instead the

Bloodiest week in the Philippines’ War on Drugs

August 21, 2017

ASIA·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Manila, Philippines [LC] Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Manila today to condemn the killing of a 17-year-old student,

U.S. and South Korea to proceed with joint military exercises, Ulchi-Freedom Guardian

August 17, 2017

ASIA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

BEIJING, LC The United States and South Korea will proceed with joint military exercises next week, a U.S. military official said on

Political reform and the entrenched power of China’s military

August 9, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

China’s President Xi has succeeded in breaking the power of China’s historic military companies and asserting control over its military. As a result,

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

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

Image General Dostum, the hero that Afghanistan deserves

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

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

July 17, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 10 – July 16: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [FEATURES]: United States and Qatar sign

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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.

Libya’s power struggle drives a nation into turmoil

July 11, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Refugees·WORLD NEWS

After the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has descended into chaos as players vie for control amid a devastated country and a

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Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pak Afghan border

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

Rohingya Muslim militants wage coordinated attack against police, army base

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

Jared Kushner’s Middle East tour hits Egypt, Israel

India Supreme Court ends ‘triple talaq’ divorce law for Muslim women

Turkey to refuse teaching evolution in schools

Bloodiest week in the Philippines’ War on Drugs

U.S. and South Korea to proceed with joint military exercises, Ulchi-Freedom Guardian

Political reform and the entrenched power of China’s military

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

Selling the Kurds, our new media darlings

General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

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

Libya’s power struggle drives a nation into turmoil

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