Search: War,Radical Islam,Media,Covert activity,Foreign Affairs,Security (5 materials)

Walk the Line: Russia as the New Chair of the UN Security Council

... be one of the more interesting Chairships of the United Nations Security Council, with Russia taking over and being charged with ... ... Power. She has always held relatively adversarial positions toward Russia and recently made major headlines when she accused ... ... Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some of the highlights of her comments were rich ... ... horrific internal dissension, but that there were far too many radical Islamists mixed in liberally with so-called “moderate ...

26.10.2016

American Jihadi: Why Westerners Fight with the Islamic State

Media outlets and government circles both cringe and squirm when the subject of Westerners leaving the West to go fight in Syria ... ... that the American Dream for too many seems more myth than reality. Reality in America, if you are not able to hook into upward mobility and access privileged success, is a fairly dull and even depressing situation: studies show a disturbing percentage ...

18.04.2015

The American UAV Attempted Apartheid

... assumption of all. China and Pakistan Most discussions of an immediate drone rival to the United States begin and usually end ... ... country not feel that the U.S. is purposely compromising its own security and risking the lives of its people? Indeed, less than ... ... investment to develop their own programs. The basic principles of foreign affairs dictate that America could easily be sucked into ... ... figure prominently. It is inconceivable to think a ‘drone war’ between Iran and Saudi Arabia or Egypt would not end ...

05.04.2015

Twisting in Our Own Tortured Noose: American Verbal Duplicity and Torture

... dementedly odd Americans can be about their own people, country, government, and its foreign affairs. Let's just break this down in simple terms: we are talking... ... comes to this period that is supposedly now over, the one we used to call the Global War on Terror. So the 'shock' must be to learn that the US did, you... ... torture techniques after 9/11 is the bogus semantics game being played out with the media now in the report’s aftermath. “Yes we did torture. No. Sorry. We...

15.12.2014

Yemen's Special Interests, or, Horton Hears a Houthi

... north of that country since 2004, meaning there has basically been war in Yemen as long as there has been war in Iraq. Most of the ... ... ‘good guy hats’ and ‘bad guy hats’ into foreign affairs: BOTH sides were right in their descriptions. The ... ... strikes are aimed against. The only sustained message given in the media, coming from the government, is that America is lending weapons ... ... the Saudis and a potential danger to their sovereign national security interests in the Gulf and beyond. So while it is undoubtedly ...

23.07.2014

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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