Israeli politics continue to shake up in the wake of last April, this time in the form of the upcoming September elections. During the previous election in April, Benny Gantz, former chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces,...
1,300 – a number that might not mean much to you, but if you are an ex-Conservative councillor like me who lost their seat this year, it will mean an awful lot. This year, the Tories lost more than 1,300...
With an issue as divisive as Brexit, everyone in England knows someone who voted for the other side. It’s like when there are two major sports teams in a city. You might not want to acknowledge your opposition’s existence publicly,...
At this point in US-Chinese relations, the United States military can no longer expect to maintain long-term military hegemony in the Asia-Pacific. China’s military strength in the Asia-Pacific will match the Unites States’ by the 2020s. The United States will...
British secretaries are accusing Beijing of responding strongly to the recent protests occurring in Hong Kong. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jeremy Hunt, has stated that not supporting the 1984 Sino/British declaration will have important consequences for both...
Afghanistan has often been called the graveyard of empires due to its long history humbling the imperial powers of its time, be it the British or the Soviet Union. And the United States has been no different in this regard,...
Has Great Britain’s political future ever looked so grim? The race for leader of the Conservative party will end next week, and the polls decisively favour Boris Johnson, the Leave-engineering populist. Because of this, we have some idea who will...
The US-Iranian confrontation sees an opening. Something is happening under-the-radar, relieving tension and encouraging dialogue: gestures well worth reporting. First and foremost were recent events, dominated by two pieces of news consistent with the ongoing conflict: an oil tanker seized...
What do the anti-Russian riots in Georgia have to do with the economic policy of Moscow? Why has President Putin‘s internal approval rating collapsed to historic lows? The answer to these and other questions provides a picture of today’s Russia...
For the United States, establishing a lasting peace with Iran is both the beginning and end of several other festering Middle Eastern conflicts, including: the Syrian Civil War; the Kurds’ quest for independence; and the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict. Ironically, the...