FEATURED
How is Mexico Fighting Fake News Ahead of General Elections?
With the run-up to the 2018 general elections, which will be held on July 1, disinformation in the form of fake news is emerging on social media in Mexico.
OPINION
Is Myanmar Using Facebook as an Accomplice to Tyranny?
The efficient deployment of propaganda is a central tenet in the playbook used to concentrate power. Myanmar is no stranger to that playbook.
Korean Peace is in Your Hands, Mr. Trump
North Korea has actually been very consistent about what it wants for the last thirty years: normalized relations with the U.S. Washington, on the other hand, has been much less consistent about its goals.
Will Syria Strikes Plunge US-Russia Ties to All-Time Low?
How the Trump administration acts in the aftermath of the chemical attack in Syria's Douma is significant for relations between the U.S. and Russia.
Going Anti-American to Go Pro-American: North Korea’s Nuclear Agenda
After long years of self-reclusion, why did Kim Jeong-Un suddenly withdrew his dogged insistence on wielding nuclear weapons and partially yielded to the demands of the US and the global community?
Why US Striking Assad’s Syria Won’t Start World War III with Russia
The Russian axis of Russia-Iran-Syria has proven that their bark is much louder than their bite is deep.
Catalonia: a Story of Judges and Clowns
Spain is banalizing real social threats, like terrorism and hate, to criminalize the Catalan secessionist movement.
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The Defense Post
- Greece to lease French FREMM frigates amid Turkey tensions in Aegean April 21, 2018 Staff Writer
- Toward ‘Non-Nuclear Deterrence’? Russia’s investment in conventional strategic strike April 20, 2018 Opinion Editor
- US approves $1.2 billion sale to Mexico of 8 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters April 20, 2018 Fergus Kelly
MIDDLE EAST
Media Watchdog: Israel Deliberately Shooting Journalists in Gaza
Reporters Without Borders on Saturday accused the Israeli army of the "deliberate shooting" of journalists in Gaza after a week of bloodshed by the border.
UN Conducts First Aid Mission to Syria’s Raqqa Since ISIS Defeat
The United Nations said on Wednesday that it has conducted its first humanitarian mission to Raqqa since the Syrian city was liberated from the Islamic State group.
Nations that Bomb Yemen Raise $2 Billion to Help Civilians There
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies that are currently bombarding Yemen have pledged more than $1 billion to help civilians in the war-ravaged country in a donor conference convened by the United Nations.
The Stage
I Volunteered, but We Can Do More for the Invisible People
Homeless people have the right to be treated like human beings, and they have the right to be someone who rises from the invisible masses.
I am an Oklahoma Educator. Our Kids Deserve Better.
Oklahoma is 50th in the United States for per student spending. Whatever your political leanings, it is undeniable that children there deserve better.
