World Politics
2 Dead at U.S. Embassy Suicide Attack in Turkey
Two U.S. Embassy security guards are reportedly dead after a suspected suicide-bomber set off explosives outside the entrance of the building in Istanbul today. An […]
A November Surprise: Iran Fired on U.S. Drone
In an incident that could conceivably have affected the election had it been disclosed earlier, two Iranian fighter jets fired at but missed an unarmed […]
To Tame Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions, Look to Reagan and George W. Bush
Editor’s Note: This post is a follow-up piece to Chris Freind’s “How to Attack Iran and Get Away With It.“ Achieving a 99 on a […]
How to Attack Iran and Get Away With It
Pop Quiz 1: Which of the following is true about Iran: A) It took Iran 25 years to build one subway line in its only […]
Nigel Tufnel’s Amp Could Give Mitt Romney an Edge Over Barack Obama
Well, Mitt Romney’s foreign policy preferences became a lot more clear during Monday night’s debate, didn’t they? He wants to do exactly what President Obama […]
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Are About to Say Something Very Important
On Tuesday night, the presidential candidates will meet on stage for a second time to engage in a town hall-style debate on the issue of […]
Dear Taliban, You Suck
Dear Taliban, I’ve never had much patience for charlatans, sociopaths and fascists—or any combination thereof—who hide their perversions of justice behind the skirts of organized […]
Penn State World Campus Student One of Four Killed in Libyan Protests
Sean Smith, an information management specialist with the U.S. Foreign Service, was taking online classes in information, sciences and technology through the Penn State World […]
Prostests Spread in Middle East, Fires Set at U.S. Embassy in Tunis
Protests over an anti-Islam film continued on Friday as Tunisians climbed a wall at the U.S. Embassy there and set fires to trees inside the […]
Penn Professor Wants “Sam Bacile” Thrown in Prison
Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Penn, Anthea Butler tweeted Wednesday morning that “Sam Bacile”—the “person” responsible for the anti-Islam movie cited as a motive […]
What Osama bin Laden Has to Do With Libya Attack
Earlier this month, a hotel in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid—where, in 2010, a lone street vendor sparked a pro-democracy revolution that changed the […]
Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Yemen
Embassy Under Attack in Yemen. Hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen early Thursday morning, just two days after the initial attacks in […]
Video Games Won’t Teach You About Soldiers
Last week, I attended the Current Strategy Forum hosted by the Naval War College, in Newport, Rhode Island. The War College was founded in 1884 […]
Death Watch: Spain and Italy
Pop Quiz: Are the Euro-technocrats (and their American backers) who orchestrated the bailouts of Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain (and soon Italy): A) Hell-bent on world […]
Lower Merion Students Embrace Haiti
Eighteen students from Lower Merion High School, including myself, recently returned from our “trek” to a village in Haiti to build a school, and the […]