This article looks at the chronology of the protests in Iraq from 2011 to the present and evaluates their impact using theoretical framework from Barry Buzan, Robert Merton, and Charles …
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If Economic Strain Continues, an Increase in Iran’s Recent Response Can be Expected
In 2018, I wrote an article forecasting a possible increase of Iranian sponsored terrorism. The two main underpinning reasons for this assessment was the possible directions for China’s economic initiative …
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Problems Surrounding the Recent College Scam: A Look at ‘Side Doors,’ Accessibility, and What Education is Today
On Tuesday, 12 March 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, unveiled a nationwide college admissions scam. Dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” the scam provided a “side door” into …
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Power Play for the Treasury and State: The Short-Term Success and Potential Long-Term Failure of Sanctions
In 1944, representatives from forty-four nations gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to prepare for the global economic situation following World War II. A little over one-year later, twenty-eight nations …
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Basra Coalitions of Shi’ite and Sunni are Uniting to Resist External Influence
As Iran spreads to the west through Basra, Iraq struggles to keep its own sovereignty. Basra –an oil city close to the Persian Gulf Coast– is most likely being targeted …
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Boko Haram is a terrorist organization in the northern portion of Nigeria, about the middle portion of the Sahel, that follows and enforces the Wahhabi Islamic ideology. Because they follow …
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When facing a superior force, it is best to adopt tactics that avoid direct engagement with an opposition that has overwhelming capabilities. Said another way: because it is highly unlikely …
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Russian Spy Maria Butina Infiltrated NRA, American Political Institutions
Suspected Russian operative Maria Butina’s actions indicate a sought-after weakness of the United States. With her communications with her supposed handler, Paul Erickson, and attempted infiltration of the National Rifle …
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The international web of terror is fueled by belief. Not all beliefs are accurate, nor are all beliefs unfounded. Islamic extremism has many valid roots that stem back to very …
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Xinjiang—China’s largest province—literally translates to “new domain.” It is viewed as so because the region is an isolated area along the northwestern borders of China that is largely inhabited by …
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