The Mexican Drug War and Conflict on American Territory
In April, six Republican senators introduced S. 1048 – Ending the Notorious, Aggressive, and Remorseless Criminal…
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April has been a signal time for Afghanistan. First, the foreign ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan,…
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“Brazil is Back” is the slogan of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva after returning with…
Read More »Iran’s Space Capabilities and Ballistic Missile Ambitions
Iran’s space program attracted equal attention and criticisms as its nuclear and missile programs did. There…
Read More »Washington and a Changing Middle East: A Dramatically Shifting Narrative?
A new order may be emerging in the Middle East, but how it is emerging does…
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838) is remembered today as the patriarch of Brazilian independence…
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On Wednesday this past week (15 March 2023) the officers and crew of the HMS Enterprise…
Read More »Will the Syrian Earthquake Usher Damascus into the Middle East Mainstream?
Bashar and Asma al-Assad were as good as it was going to get in Syria. The…
Read More »Is Kazakhstan Finally Ready for Takeoff?
Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev believes “Never let a crisis go to waste.” Tokayev has been on…
Read More »Turkey, Syria and Earthquake Responses: Lessons from the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria bring back memories of November 1, 1755, All Saints Day,…
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