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Bloodiest week in the Philippines’ War on Drugs

August 21, 2017

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

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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

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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Putin and Trump’s first meeting by the issues

July 7, 2017

AMERICAS·Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

Today, American President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over two hours at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Iraq Army captures IS mosque declares victory

Iraqi Army captures iconic Islamic State Mosque; declares end of ISIS

July 1, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Iraqi forces have captured the iconic Great Mosque of al Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State, and proclaimed a symbolic

Putin’s struggle amid a Russia in the throes of change

July 1, 2017

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

[Suggested further reading: Dr. Gary K. Busch’s latest, ‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia (starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

June 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP June 21 – June 26: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [MISC]: Gulf States, led by Saudi

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Sanctioning Russia – With German and French Allies Who Needs Enemies?

June 27, 2017

EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS

The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill expanding the sanctions against Russia imposed earlier in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

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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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

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