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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.

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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

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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

Putin and Trump’s first meeting by the issues

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

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

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

The Dangers of Ignoring Strategic Intelligence

Is the U.S. taxpayer paying for French neo-colonialism in Africa?

Updates from the Syrian front: the push on al Raqqa

Iran’s response to Islamic State terrorism

Battle against ISIS: the walls of Raqqa are falling

Terror strikes Tehran

The commercial aspects of the rustication of Qatar

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?

Lebanon: Beirut and the Polycentric Reality

Working Hypothesis: Europe Seeks Relative Advantage from US Overextension

Mission Profile: Soft Power as the New Dominion

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