So the Oceans are Worth $24 Trillion U.S.
It is good to know that we humans have done our audit and determined what the oceans are worth. The chief architect putting a price tag to 70% of the...
Nazarbaev Heads For A New Term In Kazakh Vote
Voters in Kazakhstan are voting in a ballot that is expected to result in the reelection of President Nursultan Nazarbaev. With authorities clamping down on opposition and keeping tight control over...
The Concept and Practice of ‘Nation Branding’
The branding of nations has become an important aspect of cultural and national representation in contemporary times. Countries are eager to attract tourists, students, and workers, stimulate inward investment, and...
Islamic State, Afghanistan and Pakistan!!
The Baqiya wa Tatamaddad (remaining and expanding) strategic motivations of the Islamic State have created a commotion that needs to be examined objectively, particularly reports related to the terror organization’s recruitment...
China Inherits Obama’s Nightmare
As NATO withdraws from Afghanistan, the continuing terrorism emanating from there and Pakistan has become a security threat to China Two weeks before Barack Obama took his first oath of office...
Ukraine Analysis: A Deal Which Is “Neither Breakthrough Nor Disaster”
After all night talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk, the outcomes of the four party talks in the so-called Normandy format (Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany) have neither brought a major breakthrough or a...
Syriza’s Spinning, but Nobody’s Buying
The Greek crisis is accelerating more rapidly than many anticipated. As CNN reports: Greek markets are tumbling after the European Central Bank raised the pressure on the country’s new anti-austerity...
Has China Made Its First Big Military Sale In Central Asia?
China has reportedly provided both Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with sophisticated air defense systems, which would represent the largest Chinese military equipment deal thus far in Central Asia. Reportedly, China has...
Climate Change in the News – Geo-engineering, Agriculture and GHGs and Norway’s Carbon Pledges
I write a considerable amount about climate change. Why? Because I consider it and runaway human population growth to be the two most significant negative impactors in the 21st century. This...
New Georgian Interior Minister Faces Multiple Challenges
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has promoted First Deputy Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri to succeed his former boss, Aleksandr Chikaidze, as minister. Chikaidze had submitted his resignation on January 23, citing as...
A League of His Own: Italy’s Northern League under Salvini
Italy’s far-right Northern League has received considerable attention due to its recent surge in popularity. In the wake of the January 7th Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris the Northern League,...
Ebola: Sierra Leone’s New War
Sierra Leone is a country located on the west coast of Africa. It gained independence from Britain on April 27, 1961. It is bounded to the north and northeast by...
Turkey Urgently Needs to Integrate Its Syrian Refugees
Since 2011, more than 3.2m Syrians are known to have taken refuge in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and a number of other countries. The real scale of the crisis is...
The Collapse of Western Civilization – Speculation on Our Future
“Science fiction writers construct an imaginary future; historians attempt to reconstruct the past. Ultimately, both are seeking to understand the present.” Thus begins “The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View...
The Iranian Role in Iraq is Underreported
News reports tell us that negotiations have been delayed between the U.S. and Iran on nuclear weapons. But the reports divert our attention on Al Qaeda/ISIS while supporting the Shia’s...