National Security

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Tensions grow with China over Indonesia’s Natuna Islands Reversing policies, Turkey and U.S. escalate involvement in Kobani Tensions grow with China over Indonesia’s Natuna Islands Senoa Island, in the Natuna island chain Indonesia has

Australia has finalized a deal with Baghdad to deploy 200 soldiers from its special forces to train and assist Iraqi security troops to fight against Islamic State jihadists, according to various news outlets. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced that she

A 25-year old Canadian man killed one and injured another Canadian soldier after he used his vehicle to run the troops over in a mall parking lot. After his car was identified, the driver was then pursued by police for

TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 20 (UPI) — The partnership in control of one of the largest natural gas basins off the coast of Israel announced their intention to sign an export deal with Egypt. The consortium in charge of the

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says another of its staffers has died in the Ebola outbreak. A statement by UN Women on Monday said Edmund Bangura-Sesay, a local driver for their office in Sierra Leone, died Saturday. This

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (UPI) — A giant robot dragon battled a giant robot spider at Beijing’s Olympic Park to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic ties between China and France. French performance art company La Machine created and operated the robots

Editor’s Note: This story appeared in today’s version of The National Post.  There are “clear indications” that a 25-year old man who injured two Canadian soldiers in a hit-and-run Monday near Montreal “had become radicalized,” the Prime Minister’s Office says.

Editor’s Note: This shocking story appeared in today’s edition of the Toronto Star.  MONTREAL–A 25-year-old Quebec man killed by police after striking two Canadian Forces personnel with his car was known to national anti-terrorism investigators as someone who had taken

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 4,493 deaths from Ebola and 8,997 cases in West Africa. Outlets mostly say the lack of money and resources are the main reasons, but they either skim over two important reasons or skip them

A study paid for by the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) predicts 220,000 new cases of Ebola in West Africa between now and the end of 2014, suggesting “the bulk of the epidemic [is] yet to come.” This figure

Iranian authorities arrested four men in connection with at least four acid attacks on women in Isfahan, 280 miles south of Tehran, in the last week. While reports state four attacks, there are some who believe the number is as

The Gaza Strip-ruling terrorist group Hamas is reportedly rebuilding much of its tunnel network, which was used to transport weapons, murder innocents, and attempt kidnappings. Much of the tunnel network was believed to have been destroyed during the jihadi outfit’s

Madonna, who has made a career flouting conventions, customs, and Catholicism cannot be too happy to see her iconic song, “Like a Virgin,” converted into a prayer by the celebrity nun from Italy, Suor Cristina Scuccia. The 26-year-old Suor Cristina

A Cuban rapper arrested for distributing pro-democracy fliers in 2013 has been condemned to serve a six-year sentence in the island nation’s brutal political prison system, along with multiple members of a peaceful dissident group aiding his efforts.  Ángel Yunier

Turkey is allowing Iraqi Kurds to cross into Kobane in order to take part in the fight against ISIS militants there. This will allow Iraqi Kurds to come alongside Syrian Kurds in an effort to drive ISIS out of the

This past weekend, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Jews who dared to visit one of the religion’s most holy sites, known as the Temple Mount, a “herd of cattle.” Israeli authorities, on the other hand, allow free passage for Muslims

As the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group spread its “Caliphate” throughout Iraq, it destroyed several churches. Kurdish media network Rudaw received a video showing the ruins of churches in Mosul, Iraq.  The jihadists demolished the Church of the Virgin Mary

This article by Marc Thiessen originally appeared in The Washington Post. The world is experiencing virulent outbreaks of Ebola and Islamist radicalism. What if the two threats converge into one? In June 2001 — a few months before the Sept.

Javier Limón, the husband of Spanish auxiliary nurse Teresa Romero, has released a statement in response to the news that his wife has, for the first time since contracting the virus, tested negative for Ebola. While he celebrates this milestone,

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered the military to put together a special “strike team” to aid civilian health workers in the event of future Ebola cases in America. The “strike team” will consist of 30 members and will

An active duty Marine entered voluntary Ebola quarantine upon finding out he was on Frontier Flight 1143 with from Cleveland to Dallas with an infected nurse.  The Marine is stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. He

Europe faces yet another recession, and the prospect is shaking global financial markets. To eliminate the persistent threat of collapse, Europe must drop the euro, and Germany must abandon mercantilism. When the euro was adopted in 1999, domestic prices, the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames Hong Kong protests on ‘external forces’ Vladimir Putin: Global economy will collapse with oil at $80 per barrel China blames Hong Kong protests on ‘external forces’ Hong Kong protesters raise their hands

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared on Monday that Nigeria is free of Ebola, a rare victory in the months-long battle against the fatal disease. Nigeria’s containment of the lethal disease is a “spectacular success story,” WHO

The New York Times reported Sunday that President Barack Obama “will do everything in his power to avoid letting Congress vote on” a potential nuclear deal with Iran.   Congress must approve a cancelation of sanctions, one of Iran’s key demands. Therefore