Ukraine: Avdiivka situations worsens near crisis level

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels have been locked in a three-day-long battle with limited supplies and no resupply in sight. These troops do not have the training we do in the West, but they’re getting a lot of on-the-job-training, Ukrainians and Russian alike. In the early days of the revolt, pro-Russian separatists beat men to death. […]

How Fred Durst became a tool for Russian propaganda

1997 was a great year for movies.  Titanic, Men in Black, The Fifth Element, and even a Jurassic Park sequel that made a little bit of sense took the world by storm, and although Pierce Brosnan set out to make James Bond as lame as he could (again) Harrison Ford played an American president that threw […]

Four Russians charged with treason reportedly tied to US investigation into election hacking

Three top Russian intelligence officials and one contractor that worked for the cybersecurity office of the Russian National Intelligence Agency have been arrested and charged with treason.  US intelligence officials speculate that the arrests are the direct result of American investigations regarding the hacking of DNC computers leading up to the 2016 American presidential election. […]

Some Muslims are doing more than many Americans to fight Islamic terrorism

There is a lot of hate and vitriol flying around out there lately, admittedly on both sides of the political aisle, with regards to the refugee ban and stoppage of select immigrants recently enacted by the Trump administration.  This article is not going to litigate that issue. What this article is going to do though is hopefully […]

Trump and Saudi King discuss establishing “safe zones” in Syria and Yemen

As another prong in President Donald Trump’s efforts regarding refugees from war-torn nations, he and Saudi Arabian King Salman spoke on the phone earlier this week regarding the establishment of “safe zones” in places like Syria and Yemen. These safe zones, once established, would provide people who would otherwise become refugees with a safe area to […]

Is Ukraine a glimpse into the future of Europe?

Ukraine’s civil war, their effort toward energy independence from Russia and a desire for a nationalist state might be a glimpse into the  European future. Ukraine is a wreck, and there’s no easy solution, or any at all, in sight. In Syria, there are options to act as band-aids. But, in Ukraine, we see opposing […]

Trump’s draft executive order would dramatically increase U.S. military strength

A draft executive order obtained by The Washington Post would call on new Defense Secretary James Mattis to significantly boost the size and strength of America’s military while placing unnecessary programs on the chopping block. According to the three-page document, President Donald Trump would direct Mattis to immediately carry out a thirty-day “readiness review” in […]

North Korean defector: Kim would meet with Trump, but Trump shouldn’t allow it

Thae Yong Ho, a North Korean diplomat stationed in London who recently defected to South Korea, told reporters from CNN that Kim Jong Un won’t be parted with his nuclear weapons program, but has expressed an interest in meeting with new American president, Donald Trump. “As long as Kim Jong Un is in power, there’ll be […]