Armenian Prime Minister resigns in wake of national protests

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned after nation wide protests, which was in fact the primary demand of the activists. Sargsyan was supposedly nominated again for the position Prime Minister despite having previously served two terms, something that protesters would not tolerate and proceeded to demonstrate. In his resignation statement Sargsyan said, “I am leaving the post of […]

Erdogan surprises world with snap elections

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced snap presidential and parliamentary elections that will be held on June 24, 18 months sooner than the scheduled election date. The reasons for this are multiple. The difficulties the Turkish economy faces have probably made Erdogan unsure of how popular he’ll be in November 2019. So, he decided […]

Journalist who exposed ChVK Wagner mercenaries, dead after ‘jumping’ from balcony

Russian journalist, Maxim Borodin, has died after falling five stories from his apartment balcony last week in Yekaterinburg. Borodin was essential in breaking the story about the Wagner mercenaries killed by United States military forces in Syria earlier this year when they attacked an oil refinery in Dier ez-Zor. The initial story included damning communications between […]

Russia, Turkey make for strange bedfellows

Turkey’s relationship with Russia has had its fair share of ups and downs lately. And as disconcerting as it may be for its allies in the West, the latest rekindling is not at all unexpected. After a loaded geopolitical couple of years, with a common battle ground in Syria, it makes sense for the two […]

Russian alliance accuses the U.S. of failing in Syria

Officials from Iran and Russia have heavily critiqued United States foreign policy in regards to Syria, making accusations that the U.S. cares not for defeating the Islamic State but are instead pursue ulterior motives in the form of economic gain. Russia’s Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, implied that the United States had failed in the war […]

Despite touting advanced missiles, Russia’s drone program lags behind competitors

The United States has been among the most proficient adopters of drone technology for the battlefield of any national level military. The CIA was using drones for surveillance over conflict ridden areas as far back as the year 2000, and racked up the nation’s first confirmed kill with an unmanned aircraft only two years later, […]

Is Putin losing his grip?

However you may feel about him, during his long tenure, Vladimir Putin has definitely been a strongman. For some, this is a sign of a true leader, for others, of undemocratic autocracy. Rigged elections, mysterious opponent disappearances, have brought the man on the verge of a movie mastermind villain status. If you’re one of those […]

In national address, Putin talks Russia’s growing nuclear weapons programs

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is expected to easily win reelection in the coming months, addressed Russia’s Federal Assembly on Thursday in a speech similar to that of the American State of the Union address. The speech placed significant emphasis on Russia’s growing military might, and as has long been a Russian tradition, seemed to […]