by Archived Author | Dec 22, 2017 | International
During World War II, two prominent European countries opted to stay out. Sweden remained neutral, while Switzerland stayed independent. Decades later, we see the true meaning of those two stances. Switzerland is independent and therefore fiercely defends its borders,...
by Archived Author | Nov 13, 2017 | International
For Polish Independence Day, 60,000 patriots marched in the streets with Polish flags, and some with political slogans. In previous years the media has paid little attention to this annual event, but this year the march was so large and contained so many people from...
by Archived Author | Oct 27, 2017 | International
On Friday, the Catalan parliament voted to declare independence from Spain. The decision was a direct response to the Spanish government seeking to invoke Article 155 of their constitution in an effort to bring the autonomous region back under control after their...
by Nathan Steelwater | Oct 16, 2017 | Military Affairs
Iraqi forces and Shiite militias are currently fighting with Kurdish troops south of Kirkuk. According to Kurdish media, Masoud Barzani, Kurdish President, and commander-in-chief has given Peshmerga forces a “green light to use every power” to defend themselves but...
by Archived Author | Oct 11, 2017 | International
Last week Catalan President Carles Puigdemont told the press that Catalonia would soon announce its independence from Spain. Today, he held the highly anticipated speech in the parliament in which he was expected to make the announcement. That didn’t happen – well,...