National Security

After the massive protests against his government, Islamist Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is clinging to power largely because the United States has not called for him to step down or call early elections.  The head of Egypt’s army, General Abdel

Photographs from last year’s “Women in Society” conference in Saudi Arabia show hundreds in attendance, all of whom were “apparently” male. According to the Daily Mail, the conference was “reportedly held at the University of Qassim” and “was attended by

According to Vatican News, Syrian Catholic priest François Murad was killed on Sunday, June 23rd in Gassanieh, in northern Syria, in a convent where he had taken refuge.  Though the circumstances of his death are not fully known as yet,

Reuters reports that the Egyptian military has given the country’s politicians 48 hours to find a political solution to the ongoing crisis in that country. The implication is that the military will then intervene to impose stability and its own

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a great patriot and a great war hero, and that’s saying plenty.    Yet effective statecraft–steering the ship of state past the shoals, toward the safe harbor–requires more than love of country and physical courage. Jackson

President Barack Obama nominated an Inspector General for the Defense Department after 18 months of the agency not having an IG. Jon Rymer was nominated for the position of IG last Friday at the Department of Defense.  According to the Project on

The BBC is reporting that the Egyptian opposition is claiming “millions” of anti-Morsi protesters have taken to Cairo’s streets demanding his resignation. Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, was swept into office and assumed dictatorial powers after a contentious election following the

In a rare historic moment for humanity, on June 30th 2013, the BBC reported that “the number of anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters today in Egypt is the largest number in a political event in the history of mankind”. The Egyptian military

(AP) Eurozone unemployment at record high in MayBRUSSELSUnemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro hit another all-time high in May following revisions to the previous months’ data, official figures showed Monday. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office,

Four Chinese government ships were on Monday sailing in waters around islands controlled by Tokyo and claimed by Beijing, the Japanese coastguard said. The maritime surveillance vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile zone regarded as the territorial waters of the Senkaku islands,

Protesters armed with screwdrivers and slingshots clashed with police near Rio’s legendary Maracana football stadium where Brazil defeated Spain to win a third successive Confederations Cup. Earlier in the day, thousands of demonstrators marched toward Maracana, most of them peacefully.

Five people died as protesters flooded Egypt’s streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down, in massive demonstrations reminiscent of the 2011 revolt which ultimately paved the way to his leadership. But as clashes broke out later on

Marine scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world’s rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species’ existence. The Maui’s dolphin is one of the world’s smallest,

Egyptian protesters on Monday stormed the headquarters of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood after deadly clashes there between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi who hails from the group, an AFP correspondent said. The building in Cairo’s Moqattam district was

(AP) Oil thefts threaten Nigeria’s economy, environmentBy JON GAMBRELLAssociated PressDIEBU, NigeriaThe first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta, then slowly grow into the splatter of a massive crime scene. Oil thefts, long

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Millions fill Egypt’s streets with mostly peaceful protests Pakistan terrorists continue Shia Hazara extermination plan Pakistan terrorists kill dozens in Peshawar Burma Buddhists protest Time’s portrayal of ‘Buddhist Terror’ Millions fill Egypt’s streets with

The demonstrations that began Sunday in Cairo, Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood government of President Mohamed Morsi have attracted “millions” of supporters and many counter-demonstrators as well, making the protest the largest political event in the history of the world,

According to a report in the New York Post, prisoners at Guantánamo Bay are so pampered that even hunger strikers gain weight.  The report shows that far from facing the kind of hardships we might naturally associate with being imprisoned,

President Barack Obama unveiled his “Power Africa” program on Sunday that will spent $7 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to fund a sub-Saharan Africa electricity program that will also develop geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar power. The International Energy Agency

(AP) Crowds march in Egypt, pushing for Morsi removalBy MAGGIE MICHAEL, SARAH EL DEEB and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROHundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt’s Islamist president poured onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching

(AP) Obama to announce new power initiative for AfricaBy NEDRA PICKLER and JULIE PACEAssociated PressCAPE TOWN, South AfricaPresident Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a new initiative to double access to electric power in sub-Saharan Africa, part of his effort

Thousands of Egyptians jammed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday to demonstrate against the Islamist government of Mohamed Morsi to mark the one-year anniversary of his rule. Their protest was an attempt to catalyze opposition to Morsi to spread across the