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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
The Economist· 2 days agoIn 2023 about 45 people a month died violently, according to Iraq Body Count, a Britain-based...
Syria: Welcome To The Mad Max Zone
Strategy Page· 5 days agoThe Russians are using a combination of special operations troops, military contractors and Syrian mercenaries. ISIL survives because it still has access to millions in cash it stole during ...
Yemen: Faction Fatigue
Strategy Page· 6 days agoMarch 19, 2019: The UN has been trying, for months to get major donor nations to provide $4.2 billion for Yemen aid in 2019. Most of what was raised came from four donors (the U.S., Saudi Arabia ...
Yemen: Amateurs Study Tactics, Professionals Study Logistics
Strategy Page· 1 day agoDecember 18, 2018: Today a UN supervised ceasefire around the Red Sea port of Hodeida was supposed to begin so that food and other aid can be unloaded and sent off to an increasingly desperate ...
Today in History: June 11
The Herald Bulletin· 5 days agoToday is TUESDAY, JUNE 11, the 163rd day of 2024. There are 203 days left in the year. In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive...
Does International Humanitarian Law Prolong Conflicts?
The National Interest· 5 days agoOn March 14, 2024, Israel sent a letter to President Joe Biden, committing itself to using American...
Iraq: Policing The Blood Lands
Strategy Page· 7 days agoApril 23, 2020: ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) is still the greatest security threat and so far this year has killed 170 civilians and security personnel. A covid19 death can easily be mistaken for pneumonia.
Hamas and Israel are still far apart over a ceasefire deal
The Economist· 4 days agoFor all America’s optimism, the two sides look fundamentally irreconcilable
Syria: The Israeli Reset
Strategy Page· 1 day agoMay 15, 2018: While the Syrian government is close to winning the seven year long civil war there are still substantial rebel forces that will not surrender. The most formidable rebel bastion ...
Rising Restrictions on Religion Driven by Government Controls
The American Conservative· 4 days agoThe world is an ugly place for religious believers. By numbers, at least, Christians are at greatest...
