From Drone Strikes to Black Sites, How US Foreign Policy Runs Under a Cloak...
For years, the U.S. did not even publicly acknowledge the existence of the drone strikes. This, among other foreign policy issues, brings about the debate over our national security and secrecy.
President Obama’s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges in 2015
President Obama had aspirations to get the U.S. out of Afghanistan and Iraq, but he has failed so far at living up to the expectations he has promised. We will hopefully see some more positive changes this year.
The Year Iraq Ceased to Exist: Will It Ever Again?
Most likely the Sunni Arabs will be brought back under Baghdad’s sway, but Kurdistan has disappeared except on paper. Can Iraq be put back together?
Did Drought and Climate Change Cause Middle Eastern States to Collapse in 2014?
The collapse of the Middle Eastern states is pointing to climate change as one culprit. The already bad climate problems in the Middle East will only get worse over the next 50 years.
How Bashar al-Assad’s Regime Came Back in the Syrian Civil War in 2014
There is a maintained fiction that the U.S.' 2014 bombing raids against Daesh and al-Qaeda do not help the regime, but rather the moderate rebels. In actuality, they help the regime.