TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
On November 13, 2017, 23 out of 28 European Union (EU) states signed a declaration to create what is expected to form the nucleus of a joint European army. The five countries that won’t be taking take part are Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland, Malta, and Portugal, though Ireland previously expressed some interest in joining. The defense Read More…
Talking to US troops in Europe related to ongoing tensions with Russia, Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller warned that he sees “a war coming,” and that troops deployed there are in for “a big ass fight.” The commandant’s speech was meant to focus on the importance of readiness for troops in Europe, and particularly for a new rotational Read More…
Washington’s obsession with attempting to intervene in Syria was never really aimed at Syria, but was instead aimed at containing Iranian influence for the benefit of the Israeli government. Now, with the failure of that mission, Israel has decided it needs to step up its own game. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (Analysis) — On Saturday, December 2, Read More…
Between 2000 and 2015, at least 207,468 minors were married in the United States. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong notes, despite an overall fall in child marriage since 2000 (25,583 to 9,247), there are still a shocking number of young children legally married in the country. Only 14 percent married other minors, meaning 86 percent wedded Read More…
All men are “endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” First scribed of course by the founding fathers, globally-speaking, this is one of the most well-known phrases included in the Declaration of Independence. But what is the pursuit of happiness and with what should we Read More…
As Bashar al-Assad appears to be more or less winning in most of the major Syrian battle arenas, the question of what will come next is an interesting one. Assad’s looming victory features an emboldened Iranian presence in the country, and just how far the anti-Iran axis of countries — including the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Read More…