Can increased air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition and a few hundred special forces bring the Islamic State into submission in Syria and Iraq? Air strike by the U.S.-led coalition in Kobani, Syria, 20 October 2014.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) Can a growing...
By Barry Moody The horrific attacks in Paris have given new impetus to the struggle against extremism, but they also highlight the failures and limitations of Western policy. After the November 13 attacks, President François Hollande said France was at war with...
By John Mehaffey Evidence that the 2012 London Olympics were tainted by Russian doping and a French police investigation into the former president of the world athletics governing body on charges of accepting money to cover up positive drugs tests represent another...
The shooting down of a Russian warplane by Turkey could mark a turning point in President Vladimir Putin’s military muscle-flexing. A demonstrator protesting against Russian military operations in Syria. Istanbul, 3 October 2015 (AP Photo) Airspace violations...
Name: Yuki Onogi Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Age: 29 Occupation: Broker/Analyst at SG Americas Securities LLC Languages: Native Japanese, English, former Serbo-Croatian (BCMS), Polish, Russian and bad Italian Currently reading: “Tulipomania” by Mike Dash Q:...