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Thae Yong-ho, a former senior official at North Korea’s embassy in London who defected in 2016, appeared before a congressional hearing on Wednesday to provide U.S. lawmakers with some perspective into the mindset of the North Korean populous, and into their enigmatic Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un. Tensions between North Korea and the United States […]
Schwerin, Germany—A Syrian teen has been arrested for planning a terrorist attack. On Tuesday, German police arrested 19-year-old Yamen A. for “planning an Islamist-motivated attack with high explosives.” From the emerging reports, the suspect had been quite close to launching a strike with chemicals. He hasn’t been linked to any terrorist organization so far. “[We] […]
On November 4, 1995, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister of Israel was killed on the steps of a city hall in Tel Aviv, taking three rounds to the chest and dying later in the hospital. Yitzhak Rabin had an extensive military career before his entry into politics. As a new recruit, he participated […]
On Tuesday, at least four Rohingya refugees drowned off the coast of Bangladesh. The rough waters tipped the boat, capsizing it and tossing its occupants into the water. According to UNHCR (the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees) and the survivors, there were a total of 42 people packed into the small boat […]
Saudi Arabia’s push for reforms may face an internal backlash and there is no guarantee the drive by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will succeed, one of the biggest oil investors in the Middle East, France’s Total, said on Thursday. “You don’t change into a secular regime just like that,” Total Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne […]
On October 23, 2017, former White House Advisor on U.S. Middle East Policy under President George W. Bush, Elliott Abrams, spoke at Georgetown University about American foreign policy in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. The speech centered around Abrams’ new book, “Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab […]
Testifying before Congress on Tuesday, representatives from major social media and technology companies Facebook, Google and Twitter said Russian influence activities surrounding the 2016 election were more pronounced than previously reported. Despite earlier claims of minimal exposure, Facebook now says that Russian propaganda and misinformation efforts may have reached up to 126 million users worldwide. […]
Kim Jong Un’s iron grip on the North Korean people is weakening, and an information campaign rooted in soap operas and dramas could help advance a civilian uprising, a prominent defector told a congressional panel Wednesday. “Great and unexpected changes are taking place within North Korea,” Thae Yong-ho, a former diplomat in North Korea’s Embassy […]
Iceland—In yet another European election Icelanders flocked to the polls to decide their nation’s future. Could the result spell trouble for NATO and U.S. interests in the Arctic? First some background. In the Second World War, the Allies had a strategically vital base in the small island nation. The Allied supply convoys from North America […]
Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon) is the largest city in Myanmar (Burma). Over 2,000 locals have flooded the streets in support of the Army’s recent actions against the Rohingya people in the western areas of the country. Many are Buddhist nationalists and some are even Buddhist monks. They have expressed a desire to strengthen the […]
Brussels—Former Catalan leadership flees to Belgium. Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and five members of his former cabinet are in the Belgian capital. “We came to avoid a confrontation that may possibly have occurred if we stayed in Barcelona,” said Puigdemont in a press conference. But he clarified that he wouldn’t be seeking political asylum […]
On Monday, the White House announced that U.S forces captured have Mustafa al-Imam in Libya. Al-Imam had been linked to the attacks on U.S. personnel in Benghazi on September 11, 2012–the infamous battle at the embassy and CIA annex that claimed the lives of four Americans: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith and former […]
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