The Syrians may be making progress in destroying their chemical weapons program, but that doesn’t mean they’re meeting expectations. United States Secretary of State John Kerry said this week that while Syria is around halfway done with the removal of…
It’s not very often that the leader of a nation announces a military victory at an election rally, but that’s what happened on Sunday in Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, under heavy political pressure for multiple reasons, announced at…
The Butterfly Effect builds off of the theory that if a butterfly flaps its wings, the impact of its action ultimately can impact a hurricane many miles away. In short, it argues that the world is interconnected and even small…
For years, we’ve heard that all options are “on the table” with regards to Iran’s nuclear program, including a military strike if necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Well if all options were on the table before,…
The line has been crossed. An explosive device near the Syrian border wounded four Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, and now it’s no longer a secret that Israel is prepared to strike in Syria when needed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
Compromise is apparently happening in the Iran-world powers’ nuclear talks, but it doesn’t appear to be all that mutual. The Iranian parliament didn’t want to leave things open to interpretation, and so they recently issued a statement that clarified their…