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Afghanistan: An American War Of Choice
Twenty years ago the Taliban were in Kabul and controlled almost all of Afghanistan. There was some semblance of order after years of civil...
Russia, Iran and China plan to hold joint drills in Persian Gulf
Russia, Iran and China will hold joint maritime drills in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or early 2022, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran has...
Paradoxes in the Taiwan Strait
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on August 18, 2021, President Joe Biden stated, “We made a sacred commitment to Article...
The Slippery Slope of Isolationism: The Need for Allies in Military Operations
America has had allies since before the country was a legitimate, legally recognized nation. In nearly every major conflict the United States has undertaken,...
Inglorious End
That the twenty-year military (and every other) intervention of the West led by the United States in Afghanistan has experienced an inglorious end is quite clear. No...
U.S. military-industrial failures and calculations in Afghanistan
Analysts have pointed out that the 20-year war in Afghanistan has shown that the United States has failed to use force to solve the...
Did the United States secretly bomb the Libyan National Army?
BENGHAZI – In July, around the same time when talks in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum regarding the elections reached a stalemate, a journalist...
The Turkey-Russia Relationship: Why “Compartmentalization” and Not Conflict?
Russia and Turkey maintain an interesting and volatile geopolitical relationship. The two states share many common interests and have significant economic ties to one...
What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan: China, India, and Iran grapple with the fallout
Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rival infrastructure-driven approaches. At...
Al-Assad Regime: Initiation of Syrian Uprising
Background And Causes of Uprising
Syrian civil war is a multi-sided and multi-faceted war which is currently taking place in Syria. The war initiated on...