NATO: Tech upper hand and the economic risk
By military analyst Sebastian Sarbu.
As almost everyone knows the USA in mutual consent with the NATO have decided to reinforce both the defence and the rapid response capability across the space of interest located in East [...]
Countering political violence: Tackle the root causes
By James M. Dorsey.
Synopsis
Nations across Europe, North Africa and Middle East have responded to recent attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait with lofty condemnations of violent extremism and kneejerk security measures that [...]
Pacifying Balochistan
By Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur.
Anti-Baloch rhetoric, unbridled repression and the culture of impunity naturally create concern and misgivings in the minds of the Baloch.
Pacification of ‘terrorist-riddled’ Balochistan with [...]
While Sheeple Lose Their Minds The TPP Is Passed
By Michael Bach.
Whenever you see US citizens losing their minds over something as silly as a flag, I’ve learned to look at what’s being passed by Congress at the same time.
Statist flag worshipers were in a frenzy [...]
Resetting Pak-Russia Ties: ‘a Growing Power-Tapestry’
By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi.
While critically viewing that the post Cold War era was ushered in by a new game on the world’s chessboard, making rivals as friends; the relations between Moscow and Islamabad could not develop [...]
Myths about Greece relations with the IMF, Europe and the US
By Jon Kofas.
Introduction
Many people around the world know that Greece has been under austerity since May 2010 when PASOK (Socialist party) government under George Panadreou invited the IMF, the European Central Bank and the [...]
Famous politician gets caught in his own web
By Mark Nestmann.
Talk about a comeuppance. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert, who helped force through Congress stricter laws against anonymous cash transactions, now faces financial ruin – and [...]
Ramadi: Evidence Iraq Needs to Develop Rapid deployment force
By Ian Bach.
A couple months ago News Orgs were reporting G2 involved in Iraq strategy to retake Mosul – outlining the units needed, their make-up, and it looked good, 8 or 10 battalions 5 general army 2 counter insurgent / counter terrorist [...]
Capitalism and development models
By Jon Kofas.
The question of “Developments Models”
In the post-Communist era now more than two decades old, many people around the world are questioning what is the best economic development model? One reason [...]
The Arab Peace Corps; Why Now?
By Sami Jamil Jadallah.
Introduction:
It is no brainer for any one with little understanding of international politics to see the Arab world is in deep deep trouble, with many countries in state of civil wars such as Iraq, Yemen, [...]
US and China: In the Strategic Balance
By Julian French.
Alphen, Netherlands. 2 June. The May 2015 Chinese Military Strategy highlights the greatest and fastest ever shift in the balance of military power from the liberal powers to the illiberal powers. Implicit in [...]
The Religious Roots of Terrorism in the Middle East: An Anti-Thesis
By Ahmad Jamal El-Ahmad.
The ultimate objective in any endeavor is truth and relative context. I hope this small contribution succeeds in this all too personal journey.
ABSTRACT
More than any other groups in the United States, [...]
Election, Netanyahu, corruption and Iran
By Raphael Cohen Almagor.
“An occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end. Israel cannot maintain military control of another people indefinitely”.
~ Obama’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough
“I [...]
Yemen’s Legitimacy Crisis Is Not New But Is Critical
By Sama’a Al-Hamdani.
On February 21, Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi, escaped the Houthi-mandated house arrest and successfully fled to the southern city of Aden. A few hours later, al-Jazeera television broadcast [...]
Even if Congress Repeals the PATRIOT Act, You’ll Still Have Zero Electronic Privacy
By Mark Nestmann.
I got a good laugh earlier this month when a federal appeals court ruled that the National Security Agency (NSA) could no longer collect the phone records of all US persons – and then store them in a massive [...]
Islamic terrorism and organized crime threaten Balkans
By Georgios Protopapas.
The cooperation of Islamic terrorists and organized crime could develop in to a significant threat for the security of the region of South East Europe due to some new weaker state institutions, corruption and the deteriorating [...]
Thinking the Unthinkable: Coming to Grips with Islamic State
By James M. Dorsey.
It’s almost a year since a US-led coalition launched air strikes and increased support of Iraqi and Kurdish military forces in a bid to degrade and destroy the self-styled Islamic State; yet the [...]
JTIC Brief: A war on words – the growing threat of Islamist vigilantism in Bangladesh
By Aminesh Roul.
Key Points
Two pro-democracy bloggers were killed by Islamist activists in Bangladesh in little over one month.
The killings highlighted the growing prominence of Islamist vigilantism in the country and its [...]
Part 3: 21st century challenges to American democracy
By Jon Kofas.
“Consumption Democracy”
Consumption values are at the core of contemporary American culture. The mass media, businesses and politicians equate such values with freedom and democracy. The social contract [...]
Part 2: 21st century challenges to American democracy
By Jon Kofas.
Rising Public Debt, Dwindling Democracy.
Conservatives attribute the rising public debt to government spending on costly entitlement and social programs. They conclude that deficit financing [...]