Not since the British garrison at Singapore surrendered to Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in 1942 has Western opinion of an Asian power changed so fast. When
Day: September 24, 2017
Congress Fuels Christian Rivalries With Bid to Arm Iraqi Militias
A little-noticed provision to arm Iraqi Christians in the House version of a must-pass defense bill is inadvertently fueling unrest between rival militias on the Ninevah
Macedonia’s Geostrategic Role in Multipolarity
Russia and China are wary of having their multipolar Balkan megaprojects transit through a state which increasingly looks likely to end up internally partitioned or
Trump’s Was One of the Most Bizarre UN Speeches in History
The United Nations General Assembly’s annual plenary session has heard a fair share of bizarre speeches by world leaders in the 72-year history of the
NATO’s Anarchist Brigades
« War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength ». George Orwell, 1984. In the ’80’s and ’90’s, Kurdish society was extremely feudal and
Israel’s Imperial Ambition in the Middle East: Israel Preparing for All-Out War to “Vanquish” Hezbollah
Another brutal war in the Middle East between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable. Hezbollah remains a difficult adversary to defeat for Israel’s expansionist plans in
The Pentagon is Spending $2 Billion Running Soviet-Era Guns to Syrian Rebels
The U.S. Department of Defense is reportedly still funneling billions of dollars’ worth of Soviet-era weaponry to anti-Islamic State groups in Syria, with questionable oversight.
Turkey’s New-Found Love For All Things Ottoman
After the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished on 3 March 1924 and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk declared Turkey a secular republic, the country looked towards western Europe
