Gabriela Bernal A week full of missile tests; this is the current environment on the Korean Peninsula. On Wednesday, North Korea fired two rounds of ballistic missiles into the East Sea while South Korea tested its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) just a few hours later. Wednesday’s tests …

 Caitlin Dearing Scott and Isabella Mekker From its declared policy of noninterference and personnel contributions to United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Missions to its purported role in mediating conflicts, China has long sought to portray itself as a responsible global leader, pushing narratives about building a “community of common …

 Shehab Al Makahleh In the 18th century, when Nathan Rothchild said: “who owns the information, owns the world”, he realized that this statement will be the focal point in political and international relations.  However, retaining information is useless without owning technology, publishing and distribution networks. This explains why …

Giancarlo Elia Valori While the States concerned are paying attention to the situation in Afghanistan, they are also constantly adjusting their policies towards this country. A new round of “games” on the Afghan issue has just begun. The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan in 1989 was not …

It is time the U.S. intelligence community sever all ties and instead focus its intelligence assets on the neutralization of the ISI and its leadership as a precondition to Pakistan’s ability to re-emerge as the normal state that its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah imagined. In the wake of …

The trails, which include at-sea and in-port demonstrations, are intended to allow shipbuilders the opportunity to assess the ship’s technologies, weapons, and technological systems as a key step toward moving toward war. The third and final U.S. Navy stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyer is surging toward ultimate deployment as the …

George Bebee We face a much different world, and a changing terrorist challenge, in 2021. How should the United States deal with terrorism in the aftermath of its military withdrawal from Afghanistan?     The list of things that have changed after terrorists toppled the twin towers twenty …

Ahmad Charabi The Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and appointment of a cabinet of bearded extremists have given many of America’s talking heads the notion that democracy just can’t work in a Muslim country. They couldn’t be more wrong. The Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and appointment of a cabinet of bearded …

Arshad Khan Sixteen years ago on August 29th, hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana coast causing widespread damage that was estimated at $125 billion.  This year, by a remarkable coincidence, hurricane Ida hit on the same date, again August 29th.  The weather service  holds the end of August though …