International Order Rattled by Clinton’s Stunning Election Loss
As traditional opponents of the United States have become emboldened by Clinton’s defeat, longstanding allies have begun to turn away.
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Author: Alexander Grey
Internal Euroscepticism Threatens the EU
The European Union is often touted as the exemplar in international cooperation, but the Union is facing a number of grave threats that could ultimately tear it apart, from disputes over Ukrainian and Turkish membership to continued economic collapse in the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) states. Yet, the greatest adversary the EU must face is an enemy from within the gates: the growing number of Eurosceptics.
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MH17 Report Gives More Fodder to Russia’s Spin Doctors
On September 28, one of the more interesting events in the Russia-Ukraine hostilities came to light as the Dutch Joint Investigation Team (JIT) released their findings on the MH17 plane crash. The report claimed that a Russian Buk missile was indeed used to take down the plane, fired from a field controlled by pro-Russian rebels. There is one vitally important question that still stands: what does this mean for the Putin administration?
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Colombia Rejected FARC Peace Deal – What Now?
By Alexander Stringer Staff Writer On August 24, the Colombian government shocked the world with the announcement that they had
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Is the Colombian-FARC Peace Perpetual?
While the disarming of FARC ideally decreases the chances of groups splintering and becoming yet more bactrims, the threat is still ever present. Every attempt to stem the violence has ended with more people getting hurt, whether it was the PU party summarily executed or the paramilitaries turning into better-armed street gangs.
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Nusra Front Becomes Invaluable Asset to Syrian Rebels
Originally named Jabhat al-Nusra, which means “The Support Front” in Arabic, the group pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in April 2013 and served as the network’s official Syrian branch until recently, according to BBC.
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The Russian Bear Emerges From His Cave
It seems that the Cold War never truly died, but that the Russian bear only went into hibernation to assess its damages.
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Nuclear Conferences are a Formality
If the conference wants to talk about nuclear security, a state that abandoned such weapons of devastating power to be picked up by the highest bidder must be included if any sense of security is to be achieved.
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South Sudan Peace Accord Finally Results in Concessions
Kiir issued a formal proclamation naming Machar Vice President again, according to Al Jazeera.
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2016 Bombings Across the Globe: How ISIS Has Grown in Scope
Considering the sheer volume of these bombings, the details can get lost in the news cycle, here is the Envoy’s briefing on 2016 bombings with casualties above 20.
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