The defeat of M23, rebel fighters also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, by a combined United Nations (MONUSCO) and Congolese Army offensive in early November was just one small...
A former freedom fighter and popular demagogue takes power in a young republic. The rapid and tumultuous turn of events shocks the world, while at home his popularity leads many...
Today, many of the world’s likely flashpoints for conventional conflict lie under water. Such disputes have prompted states to stake their claim with methods ranging from tragic (China has refused...
Political activists love slogans that can fit on a bumper sticker. Case in point, the gun rights slogan declaring that “free men own guns, slaves don’t.” While this would seem...
“America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.” General Patton, the legendary Californian leader of the...
It’s a scene that could appear in any number of emerging markets around the world: dusty chaotic roads filled with cars, busses into near gridlock at a major intersection. Yet,...
