Новости за 10.05.2018

U.S. Exit from Iran Nuclear Deal Likely to Worsen Proxy Battles in the Mideast

U.S. Exit from Iran Nuclear Deal Likely to Worsen Proxy Battles in the Mideast – Associated Press

---Quote--- For a quarter century, the U.S. and its allies owned the skies, fighting wars secure in the knowledge that no opponent could compete in the air. As tensions with Russia and China surge, that’s no longer the case. Rapid technological progress in China’s aerospace industry,...

---Quote--- Some of China’s biggest strides are coming in air-to-air missiles, the weapons that for one or two million dollars can destroy a $150 million aircraft. That’s a cost efficient way of trying to level the playing field with the U.S.. China’s defense budget is well over three times as big...

Caveat: WaPo. If you can't access via the URL, google-search the headline and acquire full access that way. ---Quote--- A months-long investigation of a disastrous U.S. Special Operations mission that killed four Americans in Niger found that “individual, organizational and institutional...

A much delayed update after Post 92 and somehow the publication in 2016 was missed. The catalyst being a Twitter exchange on a certain nominee's appearance before Congress. Overwhelmed and confused by all this talk about torture and so-called “Enhanced Interrogation”? Try this resource:...

Competing Notions of Nationalism Amongst Mali’s Kel Tamasheq SWJED Thu, 05/10/2018 - 1:11am

The conflict this paper will apply the idea of nationalism as an engine of intra-group instability towards is the long-standing issue between the sub groups of the Kel Tamasheq (commonly referred to as Toureg) in Northern Mali. Ultimately, this paper will seek to provide clarity on what has been defined as an ethnic conflict by many.

Iranian Forces Fire Rockets at Israeli Military in First Direct Attack Ever, Israel’s Army Says

Iranian Forces Fire Rockets at Israeli Military in First Direct Attack Ever, Israel’s Army Says by Loveday Morris – Washington Post