North Korea/US Tensions Continue to Climb
Recent comments from American president Donald Trump have spiked tensions between North Korea and the United States after American intelligence agencies announced the North Koreans had developed miniaturized nuclear weapons capable of fitting on the ends of their missiles. Said missiles are capable of reaching the continental United States. In response to this information, Trump […]
Central African Air Forces
Special Mission Aircraft of the United States Air Force
lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130u spooky Gunship 17 in active service Unit Cost: $210 million A further development of the earlier AC-130H Spectre gunship, the AC-130U is designed for a close air support (CAS) role and comes equipped with 40mm and 105mm cannons, and a 25mm Gatling gun. lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130w stinger […]
Central Asian Air Forces
East African Air Forces
Three Years On: The Shoot-Down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17
On July 17th, 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight #17, a Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot out of the skies above eastern Ukraine. Aboard the aircraft were 298 passengers and crew, all of whom perished in the crash. At first glance, there is much controversy and mystery surrounding the incident, but a […]
Turkey and its People Condemn July 15 Failed Coup On 1-Year Anniversary
One year ago on July 15 we saw pictures and videos of military personnel and civilians engaging on the Bosphorous Bridge, in the streets of Istanbul and the greater Anatolia region. 300 died and over 2100 people were injured in the span just 24 hours. President Erdogan of Turkey was on vacation when he got […]
Reflection on Bandi’s “The Accusation”: A Novel Written Under Threat of Death
The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) is a nation that has largely become recognized as the most dramatic example of centralized State-oppression known in the world today. The DPRK is consistently represented as something akin to being the world’s largest prison, a completely militarized society wherein all individualism is consumed by the collective […]
New Kids on the Bloc: Montenegro Joins NATO
The modern state of Montenegro gained independence in June 2006, and the small Balkan country promptly singed up for the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program in December of that year. Montenegro, militarily weak on its own, seeks to integrate with NATO to bolster their defenses and help share the burden of security with other […]


