May 2022

It's the 20th anniversary of the September 11 tragedy. For many Americans, it means the 20th anniversary of the loss of a loved one. Some mourn even though they have not lost anyone, because of the conflicts that day has caused. The…

It still happens. Emboldened by the silence of NATO member states, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government could turn Turkey's threats of war against the democratic administration…

Many of Biden's current policies are helpful to the PRC and a liability to those seeking to keep the Indo-Pacific free from control by the rising hegemon. The hangover of American political groups from the heady…

President Emeritus James Wrighta Marine Corps veteran and a fierce defender for veterans at Dartmouth and in higher education, published his third book on the American military experience, War and American Life: Reflections on Those Who…

OPINION:There are special dungeons in hell reserved for politicians who vote to send our boys to die in wars they don't really believe in. President Biden, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton will find out in due time.Mr. Kerry could not wait…

Thousands of churches across Nigeria demanded an end to sectarian killings on Sunday, horrified by a crowd onslaught on a university student accused of blasphemy. But fearing more violence, their approach differed significantly by…

In another deplorable and undemocratic action by the cultural establishment in the United States and Europe, three music festivals have excluded Russian DJ and performer Nina Kraviz from their events this summer. Kraviz was banned from…

BERLIN — Gerhard Schroeder left the German chancellery after a narrow election defeat in 2005 with every chance of a future as a respected former statesman.His ambitious overhaul of the country's welfare state was just beginning to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators announced on Wednesday that they had reached agreement on…

WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon has modeled a new high-level team focused on rushing military aid to Ukraine on the group it used to fast-track troop supplies. AfghanistanIraq and Syria, according to a memo obtained by Defense News and people…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with a purse full of a unique message on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and its geopolitical implications, took an instant trip to North Africa and the Middle East, including Algeria and…

In the famous Thirty-six Stratagems (三十六計), a classic of Chinese warfare strategy, the fourth stratagem states "Wait at ease for the weary enemy (以逸待勞)". What does it mean? The clever opponent will wait until the enemy is…

Lebanon holds its first legislative elections since the financial collapse and the explosion of the port of Beirut BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese voted in the first legislative elections since the country's economic collapse on Sunday,…

Six million people have now fled Ukraine, according to recent data from the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Another 7.7 million people are internally displaced. Collectively, this represents approximately 31% of the country's…

The San Diego County Sheriff is responsible for county courts, jails, 4,600 employees, a billion dollar budget and public safety for nearly one million residents. Challenges the next sheriff will face include community…

Nicole Olonovitch NAME: Nicole Michelle Olonovitch POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic OCCUPATION: CEO, C SolPower LLC TOWN OF RESIDENCE: Albuquerque RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: I have been active at the Roundhouse since 2014 with local…

MEXICO CITY: As Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, news broke on Monday that two others were shot dead in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, carrying to 11 the number of such murders in the…

The Iowa-class battleships weren't retired that many times for one simple reason: they were the best battleships to ever sail. And the USS Wisconsin might just be the best of the best. Here is his story: USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was the…

WASHINGTON Here's a look at how members of the Congressional area voted the week before.Along with the week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed the following measure by voice vote: The Safe Sleep for Babies Act (HR 3182), providing…

The following report is now a complementary offering to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, Click here. On May 7, 2022, a Telegram channel that supports Iran-backed militias issued a…

Here's a look at how members of Congress in the region voted over the past week. Along with the week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed the following measure by voice vote: The Safe Sleep for Babies Act (HR 3182), providing that…

There is something about a businessman that often allows him to tell it like it is without fear of repudiation or censure. Maybe it has to do with the intensity of his devotion, or maybe it reflects his deep understanding of morality and…

As concerns continue to grow over Russia's attacks on Ukraine, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) has responded by introducing a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which would give the President Biden the power to use force if…

the herald ZImbabwe has been branded by the United States as a threat to its foreign policy. Ironically, the United States visited neighboring Zimbabwe and pitched its military tents facing its territory. The foreign policy of the United…

I brought the conversation back to the war, which he condemned but also nuanced."We have this situation, which I must say is not just one-sided," he said.I had heard that a lot in Germany—“it's not one-sided”—especially among my own…