Turkish soldiers seek asylum in Greece

Another ace up Erdogan’s sleeve is the refugee crisis. The EU in general, and Greece as the entry point, has relied heavily on a widely criticized deal with Turkey to stem the refugee flows from Syria and Iraq through the country and to Europe’s shores.

CIA chief not optimistic Syria will remain one country

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency has said he is not optimistic about the future of Syria remaining one country. John Brennan’s comments are a rare public acknowledgement by a senior US official that Syria may not survive a five-year civil war in its current state. “I don’t know whether or not Syria […]

Call your congressman, engage policy makers, you might improve a program

To me, foreign policy is the de facto charter of a modern president. Foreign policy ultimately affects our economy and our people in the long run to a greater extent than domestic policy, which can be amended. Fractured relationships and loss of influence cannot be altered over a congressional year.

USG Technology is further behind than it knows

In the military, we’re obsessed with creating new tools to use in war, in a tactical sense. But, the future of wars to come will be fought in the streets, and via proxies. We’ll need communication tools that are reliable, competent, and secure…