Category: Politics

Moscow, Russia — The Russian misinformation machine has reached new levels of operation. According to the mainstream Russian media, another American Civil War is about to break out. “The next presidential election could lead to a definitive split in American society and a new civil war,” stated RIA Novosti, a state-owned news agency, which also owns […]

Peshawar, Pakistan — Sami ul-Haq, also known as the spiritual father of the Taliban, was assassinated near his house in the suburbs of Islamabad. The prominent Muslim cleric was found dead by his relatives. Thus far, the identity of his attackers remains unknown. Haq was the teacher of numerous high-profile Afghan and Pakistani Taliban leaders.  Recently, […]

San Diego, California — A second Navy SEAL has been charged with war crimes over the alleged killing of an Islamic State (ISIS) prisoner in Iraq last year. As the ranking officer on the ground, Lt. Jacob “Jake” Portier is accused of covering up another SEAL’s war crimes. Special Operations Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher has been […]

Kabul, Afghanistan — The Taliban now control more territory than they ever did since 2001 and the U.S. led intervention. According to the quarterly report of the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the Kabul government and its international partners directly control or indirectly influence only 55.5 percent of Afghanistan’s districts. The Taliban control […]

Paris, France — The French government has expelled an Iranian diplomat and frozen the assets of the Iranian Intelligence service over links to a thwarted terrorist attack close to Paris this summer. The target of the attack was an assembly of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled opposition group with close […]

Brussels, Belgium — The Belgian government has announced its intention to purchase the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to replace its ageing F-16 fleet. The Belgian Air Force intends to replace its current fleet of 58 F-16s with 34 F-35As by 2023. The F-35 beat the Eurofighter Typhoon to win the contract. The sale will […]

The problem with foreign policy and geopolitics has never been about the mechanisms of international relations. For all intents and purposes, our global powers interact quite a bit like patrons at a crowded bar: trying to manage polite dialogue with familiar strangers, all the while maintaining closely held ulterior motives. That guy in the corner […]

London, United Kingdom — The Special Boat Service (SBS) will be getting new mini-subs from the United States. After the budget announcements for the next year, the British government approved the purchase of three MK 11 Shallow Water Combat Submersibles (SWCS) to replace the ageing MK VIII Mod 1 Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV). The SWCS […]

Today, at a meeting with young black conservatives, President Trump said in relation to 14 fake pipe bombs mailed to politicians and CNN, “These terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in our country. No place. We must never allow political violence to take root in America.” Others are also all over the media saying, […]

London, United Kingdom—Despite urging from the United States, the British government is reluctant to repatriate two of its citizens who were high-profile members of the Islamic State (ISIS). Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were part of a four-man team responsible with high-profile executions. Nicknamed as “The Beatles” because of their British accents, the group […]

According to Reuters, the Trump Administration began the yearlong process of withdrawing from the Universal Postal Union on Wednesday, arguing that the organization costs the United States millions each year with its subsidies to foreign shippers. Established in 1874 with the Treaty of Berne, the Universal Postal Union is now an agency of the United […]

The Associated Press (AP) reports the federal budget deficit swelled to $779 billion in FY 2018, the largest level since 2012 and 17 percent higher than FY 2017.  Additionally, the Treasury Department forecasts the deficit will increase again in FY 2019, to over $1 trillion—the first time since 2012 the federal deficit would top the […]