James Jay Carafano The Dalmatian Coast in Croatia (when the Romans took over the region in 10 AD, they named it after the inhabitants, the Dalmatae) is another tourist destination sadly less desirable because of all the tourists. When the cruise ships dock in Dubrovnik, you literally cannot walk … [Read more...]
India strengthens regional power projection with new carrier capabilities
By: Stephen Kuper While many have claimed the aircraft carrier is dead, many powers seem to have missed the memo recognising the growing importance of fleet-based air power. India is the latest regional power to expand its aircraft carrier capabilities, enhancing their avenues for … [Read more...]
Prediction of a Disenchanted World “Inside the Iron Cage”
By Edward Curtin “No one knows who will live in this [iron] cage in the future….” – Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism I would prefer not to relay the following very strange story given to me by a fellow sociologist, but he had done me a number of favors, and since he … [Read more...]
Seth Frantzman on Drones and the Transformation of Warfare
by Marilyn Stern Seth Frantzman, a Middle East correspondent at the Jerusalem Post, executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis (MECRA), and author of Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future, spoke to a January … [Read more...]
An Asia Adventure Malaysia offers an adventurous alternative to the usual suspect destinations.
James Jay Carafano Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country spanning the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. Known for its beaches and rainforests, it is cultural and historical cornucopia, a mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European cultural influences. If you want to go somewhere most of … [Read more...]
Reviewing the Islamic Participation Model of Regional Security in the Persian Gulf
Mohsen rostami 1 Abstract. Since the end of the Second World War, the Persian Gulf region has been among the first priorities of security and foreign policy of the United States of America. However, this significance doubled after the 9/11th and in the following, during the occupation of Iraq in … [Read more...]
What Russia Got Wrong Can Moscow. Learn From Its Failures in Ukraine?
By Dara Massicot Three months before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns and U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan met in Moscow with Nikolai Patrushev, an ultra-hawkish adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Burns and Sullivan informed Patrushev that they knew of … [Read more...]
Trudeau’s Puzzling Choice to Combat ‘Islamophobia
by Tarek Fatah On June 9, 2021, following a horrific attack on a Muslim family by a truck driver in London that killed four family members, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared his intention to appoint Canada's first special representative on combatting Islamophobia. On Jan. 30, 2023, … [Read more...]
Victoria Nuland: “FxxK the EU.” Nord Stream Is “A Hunk of Metal at the Bottom of the Sea”
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky In recent developments, Germany’s Prosecutor General Peter Frank confirmed “there is no evidence to blame Russia for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines”: “It currently has not been proven (…) The investigation is ongoing (…) We are currently evaluating … [Read more...]
BAE Systems delivers their 1000th F-35 fuselage
By: Robert Dougherty BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000th F-35 Lightning II fuselage to Lockheed Martin in major milestone in the development of the iconic aircraft. The 1,000th fifth generation fighter rear fuselage was sent to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 on February 7, more … [Read more...]