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3,500 Mile-Long “Godzilla Dust Cloud” Will Hit US Southeast Within Hours
3,500 Mile-Long “Godzilla Dust Cloud” Will Hit US Southeast Within Hours A giant dust cloud which has traveled 5,000 miles from North Africa is touching down on the US Southeast this weekend, and will cause a brown haze and raising respiratory health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reuters. The North African dust storm is […]
Dictators, Democracy, and Almighty Oil in the MENA Region
Dictators, Democracy, and Almighty Oil in the MENA Region 95% of transport fuels in the world are derived from oil. This makes it hard to argue that renewable or other non-petroleum sources of fuel could cut into oil’s market share, at least in the near term. Transportation, and thus petroleum, is essential to growing […]
Protesters Set The Streets On Fire In Bahrain After Saudis Kill Top Shiite Cleric
Protesters Set The Streets On Fire In Bahrain After Saudis Kill Top Shiite Cleric Earlier today, we documented Saudi Arabia’s largest mass execution in 25 years. In what was billed as an effort to rid the world of 47 “terrorists”, the Saudis killed dozens of al-Qaeda affiliates and four Shiites who stood accused of shooting policemen in […]
Murder And Mayhem In The Middle East
TonelloPhotography/Shutterstock Murder And Mayhem In The Middle East Why it matters to those living in the West To understand what’s happening in Syria right now, you have to understand the tactics and motivations of the US and NATO — parties sharing interwoven aims and goals in the Middle East/North African (MENA) region. While the populations […]
The Real Reason for the Refugee Crisis You Won’t Hear About in the Media
The Real Reason for the Refugee Crisis You Won’t Hear About in the Media There’s a meme going around that the refugee crisis in Europe (the largest since World War II) is part of a secret plot to subvert the West. I completely understand why the locals in any country wouldn’t be happy about waves […]
Realism and the Refugee Crisis
Realism and the Refugee Crisis There are two key elements to addressing the flood of Mideast refugees into Europe. One is the immediate humanitarian crisis. The second is to undertake a realistic approach toward stabilizing the war-torn region, which will require Washington working with Moscow and Tehran, writes ex-CIA official Graham E. Fuller. The picture last […]
There Goes Europe
There Goes Europe The desperate wish in what is loosely called the West to at least appear morally correct is unfortunately over-matched by the desperation of people fleeing unstable, overpopulated places outside the West, and it is a fiasco beyond even the events of the moment. The refugee / immigrant crisis around the Mediterranean is a preview of […]
Geopolitical Risks Are Climbing: Interstate Conflict Is Highest Risk In 2015
Geopolitical Risks Are Climbing: Interstate Conflict Is Highest Risk In 2015 Every year, the World Economic Forum publishes an annual report on global risks that covers the factors and underlying drivers that could most likely disrupt global economic activity. Most of the time over the last decade, the survey of 900 global experts finds the […]
