Social media firms seen failing to stem tide of online propaganda
The use of social media to recruit and connect jihadists was a huge talking point in the United States after the Dec. 2 terror attack in San Bernardino, California. (more…)
Singapore allows U.S. to deploy P-8s to patrol South China Sea
To beef up America’s military deployment in the South China Sea, the Pentagon announced on Dec. 7 that the U.S. Navy will deploy within the week the P-8 Poseidon (more…)
Manila imports fighter jets first time in 4 decades
For the first time in nearly four decades, the Philippine Air Force received fighter jets from a foreign country, as two South Korean-made planes were delivered to Manila on (more…)
As world powers focus on Syria, ISIL turns to Libya’s strategic Sirte
A nation steeped in chaos and a world focused on Syria and Iraq have enabled Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) to solidify its stronghold in Libya. (FULL (more…)
Putin pivots to Pakistan in another blow to U.S. strategic interests
By Jack Caravelli Russian President Vladimir Putin, once derided by Barack Obama as presiding over a “regional power,” is demonstrating Russia’s global reach not only in Syria and Ukraine (more…)
Al Qaida rebels kill ‘the Uncle’, a key ISIL commander
The leader of a Syrian rebel group who had aligned with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was killed on Nov. 15 by rival jihadists of Al Qaida’s (more…)
View from Lebanon: Iran, Russia have ended U.S. ‘unipolar world’
Iran and Russia have forged an alliance that has all but ended America’s role as the top power broker in the Middle East, an ex-Lebanese general said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Terrorism, migration destroying Europe’s utopian vision of unity
By Jack Caravelli Terrorist attacks sourced to Middle East jihadist groups as well as a humanitarian crisis arising from the conflict in Syria and Iraq are spilling into Europe (more…)
Apocalyptic: Xi warned Party it could go down ‘just like the Titanic’
By Dr. Willy Lam A series of internal speeches has confirmed President Xi Jinping’s arch-conservative view that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will choose its own survival over “subversive” (more…)