The Man Putin Hates For Shooting Down Fake News
The impunity of some of the world’s most frightening men is under threat from people stereotyped as geeks in basements around the world. In the 21st century, well-informed and observant social media a...
8 Sep 201735min
ICYMI: How American Soldiers Became Lawyers With Guns
More than 11,000 U.S. soldiers are fighting in Afghanistan right now. U.S. President Donald Trump plans to send 4,000 more. Military advisers are overseeing the war against the Islamic State and Ameri...
1 Sep 201736min
This Is How Republics Fall
The Weimar Republic was doomed from the start. World War I left Germany in a precarious position. The Treaty of Versailles ended outright aggression but it also left the German economy crippled and sa...
25 Aug 201726min
Erik Prince’s terrible plan for Afghanistan
The United State's war in Afghanistan drags on with no end in sight. Worse, the current administration doesn’t have a clear vision of how it wants to proceed in the country. With all options on the ta...
18 Aug 201751min
Why China won’t stop North Korea
As tensions grow between the U.S. and North Korea, onlookers have increasingly called on China to intervene. Which makes sense. Beijing is Pyongyang’s biggest trade partner and the two countries have ...
10 Aug 201735min
ICYMI: The case for leaving Afghanistan
After thousands of American lives, literally billions of dollars and more than 15 years, the U.S. can’t seem to quit its longest war in Afghanistan. With no end in sight, no word on strategy from the ...
3 Aug 201726min
Growing up CIA
Despite some close calls, the United States and Russia never fought in a full-scale conflict during the Cold War. The fear of nuclear Armageddon loomed for decades but never occurred. The world avoide...
26 Juli 201729min
Here’s why China built that military base in Africa
China’s military made international news in early July when it announced the opening of its first overseas military base in Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa. China says the base is simp...
20 Juli 201732min
