A day before the Russian politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny collapsed – in what appears to be a case of poisoning – he was asked a dark, but common question, ‘Why aren’t you dead?’ The question is a serious…
As coronavirus cases in the United States continue to climb, the likelihood of holding a presidential election as normal this November is shrinking by the day. As a result, voting by mail – where voters are sent and then post…
“War is not a game”, House Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez declared in a July 22nd interview with Motherboard, while justifying her proposed amendment to the House Appropriations Bill. The amendment, which was struck down in a House vote on July…
Saudi Arabia has, by far, the largest economy in the MENA region. It consistently ranks in the top global quartile in terms of annual GDP, well above its regional rival, Iran. Yemen, by contrast, is among the poorest in the…
During the last few months, Covid-19 has led to several political issues being put on the backburner and quite rightly so. However there are significant and worrying international issues brewing, none more so than the recent Russia report which has…
Up until a few weeks ago, you could split the world into three groups: countries which willingly accepted face masks, those who were not too certain of it, and the countries who didn’t like the idea at all. However, the…
Hezbollah, ISIS and the Taliban when uttered, rightfully provoke thought of terrorism and violence. Some might remember the Buenos Aires truck bombing, few will forget ISIS’ beheadings, and others will know of the Taliban’s attack on US army bases. What…
On a live broadcast at the end of last month, the US National Security Advisor to the White House made reference to the nation of Zimbabwe as a ‘foreign adversary’ of America, stating that along with Russia and China,…
The Black Lives Matter movement has been an element of public consciousness for almost 7 years now, since the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer in July 2013. It has now been 4 weeks since the death of George Floyd and…