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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.

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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

Updates from the Syrian front: the push on al Raqqa

June 14, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·WORLD NEWS

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish and Arab militia coalition backed by the U.S., continue to advance through al Raqqa City,

Iran’s response to Islamic State terrorism

June 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Two teams of Islamic State fighters struck civilian targets throughout Tehran early June 7. The teams attacked the Iranian Parliament and the

Battle against ISIS: the walls of Raqqa are falling

June 9, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Across the region, the Islamic State is being driven back. In Iraq, the Iraqi military is pushing the Salafist Jihadist group out

Terror strikes Tehran

June 7, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News·WORLD NEWS

Early Wednesday morning two teams consisting of 8 Islamic State fighters carried out a series of coordinated attacks against the parliament building

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

Montenegro joins NATO amid increased tensions with Russia

June 6, 2017

Cyber·Cyberwar·EUROPE·Headlines·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Montenegro has joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 29th member as of June 5, 2017. United States Undersecretary for Political Affairs

After attacks, U.K. gears up for vital snap elections on Brexit, security

June 6, 2017

EUROPE·Headlines·Politics·WORLD NEWS

In the wake of three deadly terror attacks in just under three months, the UK is understandably reeling and at the forefront of

Ramadan of Violence

June 2, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

Amidst the call for peace during the holiest month of Islam, Ramadan, the Islamic State has called upon its followers to commit

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