The latest plot twist in the endless historical saga of Afghanistan as a graveyard of empires has thrown up an intriguing new chapter. For the past
Day: February 10, 2018
The Complicated War in Yemen
No matter how much some in the United States try to apply to the war in Yemen a Manichean template for seeing the conflict as
US Admits ‘Unipolar Moment’ Is Over
The US Nuclear Posture Review is a seminal document, not just because of the nuclear weapons build up it speaks of – worrying though that is –
The World Is on the Brink of War Once Again as All Hell Breaks Loose in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition conducted air and artillery strikes against pro-regime forces in Syria on Wednesday, killing over 100 pro-government fighters, CNN reports. According to the coalition’s statement,
Making America Great Through Exploitation, Servitude and Abuse
The public denunciation by thousands of women and a few men that they had been victims of sexual abuse by their economic bosses raises fundamental
Europe’s Energy Geopolitics is Getting Dicey
Europe’s energy geopolitics and the security of EU energy supplies is getting very dicey as in contentious. The latest developments revolve around who will be
Living in an Orwellian Tyranny
Yesterday Nick Timothy, Theresa May’s former aide, was accused of using an antisemitic slur in his article on Brexit. He co-authored a Telegraph report titled, George
Israel’s Worst Kept Secret: An Embarrassing Alliance with Egypt in Sinai
Last week, the New York Times’ Cairo bureau chief, David Kirkpatrick, published a purported expose of a hitherto secret Israeli campaign against Islamist insurgents in
