Tensions in US-Turkish relations
Turkish authorities arrested a Turkish employee at the US Consulate in Istanbul on charges of espionage, conspiring to overthrow the Turkish government, and engaging...
A $550 million Air Force bomber so good it will never be used
The Air Force wants a new bomber so that it never actually has to use it.
The Defense Department recently announced it will soon pick...
As Xi visits the United States, China's economy is at a tipping point
China has narrowly escaped major financial crises for over two decades. But the good times may soon be over - and not because of...
Mr. Obama, we are not ‘free riders’
No, Mr. Obama. We are not “free riders.” We shared with you our intelligence that prevented deadly terrorist attacks on America. We initiated the meetings...
Western dream of regime change in Iran is over, so what's next?
The signing of the nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 answered a question that has bedeviled the U.S.-Iranian relationship for 36 years.
Decades after...
Trump, the GOP's spleen, is ripe for surgery
The Iowa caucuses might have been called the Iowa carcasses. Both parties saw a race between body parts: the head versus the heart.
On the...
To succeed, secession bids require recognition
Weeks on from their independence referendums, both the Catalans and Kurds are undoubtedly on the back foot. Neither leadership has yet declared independence, and...
Will Lebanon’s collapse herald Hezbollah dominance or demise?
Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, financial hardship,...
Putin may be rethinking why Russia is in Syria
Parts of the world are cautiously easing lockdown restrictions and attempting a return to some sort of normality, having overcome the worst of the...
How many hours must a Saudi work to buy an iPhone?
I read recently that an Egyptian has to work 353 hours to save enough money to be able to buy an iPhone 6. In...
