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Tag Archives: Middle East
Looking back at WW I; the uncomfortable parallels that exist today with the era that led to the outbreak of the first world war
As the New Year approached a century ago, most people in the West looked forward to 1914 with optimism. The hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo had not been entirely free of disaster—there had been a horrific civil war … Continue reading
Global Military Spending Down 0.5% in 2012
STOCKHOLM — Global military spending dipped slightly in 2012 due to belt-tightening and cuts in war spending by the United States, Canada, Australia and several European countries while it rose in China and Russia, a Swedish-based peace research institute said … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Military, News and politics, Technology & Science, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged China, international peace research, Middle East, peace research institute, Politics, Saudi Arabia, sipri yearbook, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, United Arab Emirates, United States, Western world, World military spending
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New Study Shows Iraq War has Costed $2.2 Trillion (and climbing) w/ +190K Lives Lost
WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led war in Iraq claimed 190,000 lives and will cost the U.S. government at least $2.2 trillion, according to the findings of a project at Brown University released Thursday. The Costs of War report, released ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Military, News and politics, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Brown University, Catherine Lutz, Cost of War, deaths in iraq, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraq War, Middle East, number of deaths in iraq, Politics, United States, Victoria Nuland, violence in iraq
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DOWNLOADABLE REPORT: Alternatives to a Military Response to 9/11
What could the United States have done except make war on the people who perpetrated or abetted the attacks of 9/11? Wasn’t war the only possibility? The alternatives for finding and holding accountable those guilty of the 9/11 attacks, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Military, News and politics, Technology & Science, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Afghanistan, criminal justice responses, group recruitment, invasion of afghanistan, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Middle East, Pakistan, Politics, Red Brigades, September 11 attacks, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Analysis Video Report: Will Russia and China try to become a NATO of the East?
China and Russia are hailing what they say is a new era of strong co-operation – its symbol: the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit taking place in Beijing. The one-time cold-war rivals, have pledged to strengthen their cooperation on foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, News and politics, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Afghanistan, Beijing, China, cold war rivals, Hamid Karzai, Middle East, NATO, Politics, Russia, security council resolutions, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Syria, un security council resolutions
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French Intel Suggests Iran will have Nukes By Mid-2013
PARIS – France’s foreign minister says Iran appears on track to reach the ability to produce a nuclear weapon by the first half of next year. France is one of six countries that have negotiated with Tehran over its nuclear … Continue reading
Israeli Military Conducting Largest Snap Drill in Years
JERUSALEM- The Israeli military on Wednesday conducted its largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in neighboring Syria rages. Military chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz ordered the exercise to test the … Continue reading
Can Anyone Really Stop Iran from going Nuclear?
Deterrence Misapplied: Challenges in Containing a Nuclear Iran In this working paper for the Council on Foreign Relations, Frederick W. Kagan examines the deterrence model from a theoretical and historical perspective and assesses whether a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran … Continue reading
VIDEO REPORT: A Saudi Prince Who Beat and Strangled his Gay Manservant to Death Receives “life” sentence today
(LONDON)– A Saudi prince who beat and strangled his gay manservant to death received a life sentence today, with a minimum of needing to complete 20 years before even being able to apply for parole. Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud, … Continue reading
