Right: Iranian bases in Syria, April 2018, photo credit: skynewsarabiya.com, (April 30, 2018). After 400 years of Ottoman rule, the region now known as Syria was detached from the dying empire by French and British troops a hundred … [Read more...] about Why what happens in Syria is important*
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Enabling China’s Weapons Hacking*
For years, the Pentagon has been pretending to be securing its computer networks from Russian and Chinese hacking. But while wasting huge resources on an impossible futile task, it has sponsored the development of weapons systems that themselves are … [Read more...] about Enabling China’s Weapons Hacking*
Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements
Russia, China and the United States are all working on hypersonic weapons – missiles that fly so fast current technology has difficulty picking them up on radar and even bigger problems trying to defeat them President Vladimir Putin has claimed … [Read more...] about Russia’s hypersonic ICBM blows away arms agreements
Values in Public Administration and Governance in America
What values inform the actions of those in government and public administration today? George Washington gave a charge to the Framers at the beginning of the American Experiment. He said to the Framers when they began their … [Read more...] about Values in Public Administration and Governance in America
A Seismic Shift is Happening in the Middle East*
The chaos of the region makes predictions difficult but Israel could become a key strategic ally for Gulf states. The one thing about which we know nothing is the future. That being the case any non-conditional prediction about the future is not … [Read more...] about A Seismic Shift is Happening in the Middle East*
A National Risk Center: Does It Lower The Danger?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on September 1, 2018, that it has created a National Risk Management Center to address strategic risks to the nation’s infrastructure. Earlier this month, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the use … [Read more...] about A National Risk Center: Does It Lower The Danger?
US Could Skirt Russian Sanctions to Fight Wildfires*
Left: The Russian Beriev Be-200 releases water to fight fires in Taganrog Russia. Photo: iStock. With thousands of wildfires hitting the US every year, the solution to limit the devastation could be the best firefighting aircraf available - the … [Read more...] about US Could Skirt Russian Sanctions to Fight Wildfires*
George Soros’s “Victimhood”
Anti-Semitism should always be condemned. But it is somewhat ironic that a man who is Jewish by birth, yet proud for growing up in an “anti-Semitic home,” and for joining a Hungarian Nazi collaborator (a friend of his father), as he identified Jewish … [Read more...] about George Soros’s “Victimhood”
Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran*
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is ratcheting up the pressure on Saudi Arabia for the now-admitted killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi – a strategy that threatens the US effort to contain Iran. Instead of letting the United States and Saudi … [Read more...] about Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran*
Christians Under Fire*
Left: "A crane winches a large red cross from one of three domes on the Guantou church in Wenzhou. The Chinese government has ordered the demolition of multiple churches around the country." Credit: Gospal Herlad Although Andrew Brunson called on … [Read more...] about Christians Under Fire*