The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is now accessible http://www.sipri.org. A few highlights from this year’s report: World military expenditure rose by 1 per cent in
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Syrian Alawites distance themselves from Assad -BBC
This article is is significant for two reasons: First, it suggests there is dissatisfaction in the Alawi community with the Assad regime: “In a deeply
Why Brussels? -Various Sources
VOX asks Peter Neumann, a professor at King’s College London and the director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation why Brussels seems
Will the Islamic State survive 2016? -al Monitor
With another bombing in Europe, two questions come to mind. First, is this there a direct connection between the attack and the way the war
I Love the U.N., but It Is Failing -NYTimes
Here is a rather scathing review of UN operations by Anthony Banbury, the former United Nations assistant secretary general for field support. He lambastes the
Russia’s Syria pullback: A catalyst for peace? -BBC
“Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull much of his forces and air power out of Syria took the world by surprise. But it really should not
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