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Beyond Islamic State: The Folly of World War IV

Dec 3, 2015
Arguing that no alternative exists to open-ended war represents not hard-nosed realism, but the abdication of statecraft. The real problem is war itself and the conviction that only through war can America remain America.

Study: Climate Change Means More Violence

Aug 2, 2013
As planetary temperatures rise, so does the likelihood of murder, rape and domestic violence, as well as civil war, ethnic bloodshed and invasion, the collapse of government and even the collapse of civilization, a new exhaustive study shows.

Mission Accomplished for Big Oil?

Aug 23, 2012
Big Oil has replaced U.S. troops in Iraq, and the country’s oil output, crippled for decades, is growing again, with Iraq recently reclaiming the number two position in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Now there’s talk of a new world petroleum glut. So is this finally mission accomplished?

Georgia Wags the Dog

Mar 14, 2010
Call it reckless and/or call it propaganda: A Georgian newscast used footage of Russian troops crossing Georgia's borders in 2008 to present a "simulation" of possible events, including Russian tanks en route to the capital and the killing of the nation's president.