- As you know France in early days of this month experienced terrorist attacks carried out by extremists, why some currents use the incident to pursue Islamophobia?

 

First, most people understand that there are moderate, peace loving Muslims and they are in the majority. Surely one of the heroes of the day…

Disappearance of Polarity:
 
“Polarity” has long served as a useful explanatory framework in the study of international politics.  The analogy to physical magnetism represents a system of states pulled or pushed into alliances by forces analogous to magnetic fields.  Thinking in terms of polarity can be useful in…

http://www.globaleducationmagazine.com/global-citizenship-education/   (Download full paper here)  Global Citizenship Education and Sustainable Development Goals: A Transdisciplinary and Biomimetic Perspective1   Javier Collado Ruano2 javiercolladoruano@gmail.com     Abstract: This article reflects on Global Citizenship…

According to Moises Naim, social conversations and the internet of feelings are replacing institutions like the National Security Agency, GCHQ and the Russian Federal Intelligence Service by providing solutions to complex security issues. Entrepreneurs like Elon Musk are replacing Renault-Nissan and Siemens and General Electric, and the equality of…

“I trade with you goods and services, but I am not you”  1 – INTRODUCTION – A few words about the methodology of Scenarios.  Broadly used today by private companies and governments, this powerful tool of Strategic Planning was initially used at the 50’s by Rand Corporation aiming strategy international…

When It Comes to U.S. Relationships in the Middle East, Expect a Lot More Change in Coming Years and Decades.

 

By Brian E. Frydenborg, originally published January 5th, 2015



 

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The events in Paris are unfortunately all too familiar in the 21st century. I think in some corners it is still perhaps a bit shocking that events like the storming of Charlie Hebdo and the killing of civilians do not actually take place more often than they do. In my line of work, this is the foundational conundrum of secret success: intelligence…

 “I’ve never made such extreme and far-reaching proposals in all my years in this business. I’ve never proposed such a drastic overhaul,” wrote Leslie Gelb, Emeritus President of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR),  in the January 13, Daily Beast.  “This is  Obama´s Last Foreign Policy Chance…

North Korea still remains a mystery to much of the outside world.  It is concealed behind the Iron Curtain, and very few have managed to peak through.  In late 2014, I had an opportunity as a tourist to take a glimpse behind the curtain in an attempt to observe the ordinary lives of North Koreans.
 
Prior to the trip, I always assumed…

The Three-State Solution for Iraq
 
Proceeding in order, to fully appreciate the information that constitutes the core of the anlysis and to understand the events that shaped the Islamic State, it is crucial to briefly outline the situation in Iraq in 2003, focusing on George W. Bush's project for the future of the country after Saddam…

For much of the post-Soviet period, Central Asia has been a backwater of Russian foreign policy. But things are changing. Circumstances in and beyond the region are driving a more committed approach in Moscow. Central Asia is critical to Putin’s aim of establishing Russia as the leading player in the Eurasian Heartland, and as an…

How the Obama Administration Removed Iraq’s Largest Political Obstacle
Originally published Nov. 2nd, 2014
 
How Did It Come To This?
 
At some point during Obama’s second term of his presidency, he and his Administration realized that Nuri Kamal al-Maliki was part of the problem, not part of…