NATO Summit: President Trump Has His Way to Promote ‘America First’ Agenda

NATO Summit: President Trump Has His Way to Promote ‘America First’ Agenda

NATO formally joins the anti-Islamic (IS) coalition in Syria and Iraq. The decision was taken at the May 25 summit bringing together President Trump and his European allies. The alliance also pledged more troops on non-combat missions in Afghanistan. Finally, this event will go down in history as the first NATO summit when a US president failed to…

Down the Memory Hole: Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia

Down the Memory Hole: Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia

The Trump administration seems intent on tossing recent history down the memory hole. Admittedly, Americans have never been known for their strong grasp of facts about their past. Still, as we struggle to keep up with the constantly shifting explanations and pronouncements of the new administration, it becomes ever harder to remember the events of…

The Syrian Arab Air Force: Role on the Battlefield and Current Capabilities

The Syrian Arab Air Force: Role on the Battlefield and Current Capabilities

The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) was established in 1948. Since the rise of the Ba’ath Party to power in 1966, the armed forces of Syria benefited greatly when the nation allied itself to the Soviet camp, which contributed to the reinforcement and modernization of all the branches of the Syrian Armed Forces, most importantly…