US needs to reorient Pakistan policy to counter its South Asian challenges
Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit the United States of America on state tour, in the month of October .It is the right occasion that by utilizing this opportunity both the US and Pakistan should [...]
Initial Russian air and cruise missile strikes prepare the way for Syrian ground operations
By Rick Francona.
For the last week, Russian fighter and fighter bomber aircraft have conducted about 60 airstrike operations in Syria. Despite Russian claims that they are attacking targets of the Islamic State (also called [...]
Economic growth, human development and global socio economic imbalances
By Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso.
Abstract
This article gives an overview about GDP as a measure of a country’s economic activity, components that lead to economic growth and may harm human health and/or the natural [...]
The rise of the US anti-establishment conspiracy
By Jaime Ortega.
The man who wasn’t aware
There was a man that suffered an accident, broke his spinal cord and ended paralyzed from his feet. He roamed his house in a wheelchair with nothing to do, but to read books, watch [...]
A case for pragmatic, minimalist approaches to the Afghanistan war
By Jeong Lee.
Introduction
This paper examines the conduct of the Afghanistan War under the Barack Obama administration and offers policy recommendations for the president.
Given the accelerated counterinsurgency warfare being waged [...]
Russia’s indignation over Nato’s ‘eastward expansion’ and the geopolitical roots of the Ukraine conflict
By Syed Qamar.
The geopolitical roots of the present crisis in Ukraine are deeply connected with Nato’s eastward expansion. Since the very inception of Nato’s eastward expansion project, fostered by the US and its European allies, [...]
The enemy of my enemy is now my friend: The fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
By Edoardo Camilli.
The Middle East and North Africa have been increasingly characterized by weak and failing states, political vacuums and wide scale disorder. This has resulted in a decreased ability to thwart terrorist organizations [...]
New DOJ compliance counsel: doing compliance now even more critical
By Thomas Fox.
Last Friday, the Global Investigations Review reported that the Justice Department had named Hui Chen as its new compliance counsel. She was most formerly the head of anti-bribery and corruption compliance for Standard [...]
GOP candidates: Dazed and confused
By Nelson Hultberg.
Enormous gloom descended upon this writer as the latest round of GOP debates finished up. I realized there will be no rational patriot defender of America running for President in 2016. The Democratic side [...]
Chaos and shame in Europe – The results of the refugee crisis
By Oliver Krumme.
For months, refugees desperately try to enter Europe, escaping from violence in their home countries to find safety in Europe. For months, some EU member states do everything possible to keep refugees out of [...]
A transatlantic insight into the strategically and tactically growing US-German relations
By Syed Qamar.
Transatlanticism has been the cornerstone of the US external relations.Political decisions in Washington often have direct effects on Germany. The transatlantic relationship is the central context for German and European [...]
Afro Americans need to clean house before its too late
By Jaime Ortega.
African Americans need to clean house before its too late
Picture for one second a world ruled by chaos. A world where opportunities lay waste; where looting, law breaking and tribal sublimation consume [...]
South Asia: Geopolitics, ‘strategic stability-instability’, and the collective conflict management
By Syed Qamar.
India is targeting Pakistan’s civilian population along the Working Boundary and the Line of Control.New Delhi’s hostile posture towards Islamabad is much reflective of its policy of offensive ‘arreire pensee’.In [...]
Global poverty and the UN millennium development goals program
By John Kofas.
Introduction
There is universal consensus that global poverty is a major issue that must be addressed. There are those who wish to address the issue through private charitable contributions merely touching the surface [...]
Nationalism the antidote to end Neo-liberalism
By Jaime Ortega.
An ideological war between Neo-Liberals and nationalist jeopardizes America’s future. The subdivision of two distinct ideologies menaces to obstruct the future of the United States including its global hegemony. [...]
NGO’s: Agents of globalization or grassroots humanitarianism?
By Jon Kofas.
What is the role of NGOs in society?
In the last three decades, a number of books and articles have been published about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Some focus on the marginal impact the NGOs have because [...]
A new deal for Main Street
By Sami Jamil.
I believe after many years of shifting congressional powers between Democrats and Republicans nothing has changed for Main Street America, with both parties committed to Wall Street and the influence of big [...]
The ART of Countering Terrorism; Strengthening the Immune System to Extremist Ideology
By Michael Pettigrew.
The world’s Muslim population is estimated to be 1.6 billion. Various polls, surveys and analyst project that of that amount only 7% are categorized as “extremist.” The definition of an “extremist” varies [...]
Camp of the Apocalypse
By Nelson Hultberg.
“The West is empty, even if it has not yet become really aware of it. An extraordinarily inventive civilization, surely the only one capable of meeting the challenges of the third millennium, the West has [...]
Expanding the UNSC, why the logic of maintaining the ‘Status quo’, is viably advocable
By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi.
Much has been negotiated and is being debated about reforming the United Nations Security Council. And many reforms proposals have been tabled and discussed by different quarters inside the UN. But [...]