By James M. Dorsey.     Reports that self-declared caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was seriously wounded in a coalition strike in early 2015 has done little to weaken the group as it fights multiple [...]

    By Tsvi Bisk.     The following is a thought experiment: an attempt to understand the Iranian deal by way of logical speculation regarding the issues and facts as perceived by the Obama administration. I am assuming that [...]

    By Tsvi Bisk.     The so-called ‘War on Terror’ is a ludicrous concept. Terror is a tactic and you cannot wage war on a tactic. You can wage war on an ideology or a policy but you cannot wage war on a tactic. The enemy [...]

      By Sami Jamil Jadallah.       When it comes to the Iran Nuclear Deal it is not the American public that will make the decision. The fate of the Iran Nuclear Deal is in the hands of Israel, its Fifth Column [...]

   By Joel Wing.     In August 2014 the United States joined the war against the Islamic State (IS). The massacre and enslavement of the Yazidi population in the Sinjar district of Iraq’s Ninewa province prompted Washington [...]

  By Nelson Hultberg.     The talking heads of the establishment are heaping scorn on Donald Trump like squawking crows defecate on those underneath the phone lines where they sit. The long knives are coming out of the sheaths [...]

    By Jon Kofas.         Introduction The cost of higher education has been rising steadily in the past four decades, essentially doubling in real terms from 1970 to 2010, and it is expected to skyrocket by 2030. [...]

  By James Dorsey.       Discontent is bubbling over among the majority Shiite population in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, home to the kingdom’s major oil fields and petrochemical industry. This could affect the [...]

      By Syed Qamar.     The junior Bush administration’s applied fashion– of techno warfare via military/armed drones– has been unquestionably followed  and accelerated by Obama’s administration. [...]

  By Robert Kelly. This is a cross-post of an essay that went up today at the Lowy Interpreter. I was wondering why it is that Japan seems to be able to duck-and-weave on thorny East Asian history questions, when these are settled [...]

    By J. Michael Cole.   Anyone who has spent enough time in Taiwan should be aware of the fundamental difference that exists between the Chinese and Taiwanese societies. Young Taiwanese — those who were born in the late [...]

  By Anthony Mele.     The free people of the United States of America are seeking a Chief Executive to fulfill the Office of President. The eligibility requirements are described in the U.S. Constitution, Section 1 – Article [...]

    By Murray Hunter.       There are almost 500,000 Muslims in Australia, with 400 mosques serving them. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) 2012-103 Annual Report to the Australian [...]

By Nelson Hultberg.     Seventeen GOP candidates for president of the United States paraded in front of us in Cleveland on August 6th. The establishment media crowed enthusiastically to the viewers about the import of this gathering [...]

    By Oliver Krumme.     Last Sunday, Russia celebrated its National Navy Day and President Vladimir Putin attended the fleet show in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia’s exclave at the Baltic Sea, surrounded by the EU [...]

    By Igor Dirgantara.     Indonesia is one of the largest democratic countries in the world. Legislative elections and presidential election 2014 have passed quite well, although there are still many problems in terms [...]

  By James M Dorsey.   Synopsis The Saudi military intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels has repercussions in the kingdom amid cracks appearing in the ruling families in Riyadh and United Arab Emirates. Commentary SAUDI ARABIA’S [...]

By Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan.       The article in non-Asian entities would particularly need to be read in the context of almost perennial hostile relations prevailing between India and Pakistan since independence from colonial [...]

    By Diego Solis.     Geopolitics, as a discursive practice, should be taken seriously. Unfortunately, sometimes we are so busy with our daily activities and work that we tend to ignore the fact that the media can, indeed, [...]

  By Mark Charles Hardie.     According to the New York Times, opinion in the Arab world is divided over the recent nuclear deal between Western powers and Iran, with some Arab states believing the deal will empower Iran and [...]