Civilian Control of the Military is Over, Welcome to Civilian Subjugation
Civilian control of the military? Time to disabuse yourself of that quaint notion.
Read more...Category Archives: Middle East
Energy Wars of Attrition
What looked like a masterstroke by the Saudis has turned out to be the energy industry version of trench warfare.
Read more...Merkel in Jeopardy: Germany’s European Hegemony, Refugees and Upcoming Elections
The inexorable political decline of Angela Merkel as well as her traditional opponents, the Social Democrats, is gathering pace.
Read more...John Helmer: FireEye – A Case Study in How the Financial Times Weaponizes Its Middle East Reporting
Why is the Financial Times running security threat claims from FireEye, an information technology company, that FireEye can’t substantiate?
Read more...Cyber Security and the Financial System – What Do Governments Want from the Banks?
Governments are combining aggressive, ambitious talk with a curious helplessness in warning banks they really should be Doing Something about terrorist risk.
Read more...The North Korean Connections of US Billionaire Naguib Sawiris and US Defence Company Contrack Watts
US Billionaire Naguib Sawiris and his Contrack Watts, a major US defence contractor, turn out to have ties to North Korea, via an amazingly profitable mobile phone company
Read more...The Middle East as America’s New Vietnam
There are obvious similarities between the US misadventures in the Middle East and our failed intervention in Vietnam. Yet the comparison is seldom made.
Read more...Is the Saudi Market Share Strategy Backfiring?
The Saudis appear to have bitten off more than they can chew.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: Six National Security Questions Hillary, Donald, Ted, Marco, etc., Don’t Want to Answer and Won’t Even Be Asked
In the realm of national security, election 2016 promises to be not just a missed opportunity but a complete bust.
Read more...How Europe Will Fail to Address the Migration Crisis in Early 2016
Explaining the reasons for Europe’s gridlock on its migration crisis.
Read more...Peter Van Buren: Why the US Should Withdraw From the Middle East
Why it is time for the US to stand down in the Middle East and let local actors take control.
Read more...Michael Klare: Plunging Oil Prices – A Recipe for More War?
Low and generally volatile oil prices are a prescription for more political instability in major oil producing nations.
Read more...Does The U.S. Have A Middle East Strategy Going Forward?
This post describes how the US is running its Middle East policies by the seat of its pants, with not surprising bad results.
Read more...Ilargi: Marine Le Pen Will Reap What The EU Has Sown
Thanks to EU and Eurozone misrule, Le Pen is right when she says: “Nothing can stop us”.
Read more...How Far Can The Syria Conflict Spiral Out Of Control?
An astute, high level reading of Russia and Turkey’s jousting.
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