In light of the recent comments made by the current US president, Donald Trump, with regards to the number of “unspoken” terror attacks that have taken place, I have decided to publish my working list of Daesh-related terror attacks for 2016. The list only includes attacks that either A) killed more than 5 people in […]

In the article Trump’s Unrealistic Expectations for NATO from earlier this week, The Fulda Gap critiqued Trump’s suggestion that NATO “wasn’t taking care of terror.” This article serves to substantiate the argument against the President’s perceptions on the role of NATO. Part 2 of this series emphasized on the employment of Russian soft-power tactics in […]

In the article Trump’s Unrealistic Expectations for NATO from earlier this week, The Fulda Gap critiqued Trump’s suggestion that NATO “wasn’t taking care of terror.”  This article and the next installment serve to substantiate the argument against the President’s perceptions on the role of NATO.   Pt. 2: A Brief Introduction to Russian Information Warfare […]

Natalia Estemirova was a prominent human rights activist in Russia, one who worked closely with issues related to the Russian wars in Chechnya. In today’s trying times, it is important to remember those who have sacrificed greatly in the name of transparency, equality, and accountability. The following will not do her life justice and is […]

On January 29th, 2017, US President Donald Trump spoke for the first time as Commander-in-Chief to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the presently-ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to the statement released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary on that same day, King Salman and President Trump affirmed […]

In the article Trump’s Unrealistic Expectations for NATO from earlier this week, The Fulda Gap critiqued Trump’s suggestion that NATO “wasn’t taking care of terror.” On one hand this statement is untrue, as NATO has offered its services in the form of training and AWACS communication and command aircrafts. On the other hand his statement […]

During President Trump’s campaign, he spoke out on several occasions stating that NATO is an “obsolete” alliance and a financial drain. Trump’s perceived obsolescence of the Alliance is mainly due to its lack of efforts against terror attacks. Another one of his main talking points was that European nations were not paying their fair share […]

  In an effort to help people better understand the value, the necessity, and the utility of the United Nations, this series will outline the basic details of every United Nations peacekeeping mission from the organization’s inception until present-day. Part I: Africa United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo Duration: July […]

It is a widely accepted fact that the Kurds of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are the coalition’s strongest allies on the ground fighting against Daesh/ISIS. Kurdish forces and their allies have liberated large swaths of northeastern Syria from Daesh (236 villages, 2,000 sq mi). However, the US has failed to equip these fighters as […]

This is the second of a two-part article highlighting the influence of Syria’s wealthiest businessman on the power structure of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as some of his contributions to the Syrian Conflict. Part One may be read here. Rami Makhlouf has been connected to several private militias who operate outside of the […]