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What Happens In Heavily Militarized North Korea After The Fall?
This is the English version of our short article that recently appeared in Italy’s LiberoReporter: North Korea has been busy recently… Early in September North Korea conducted its fifth (and most powerful to date) test of a nuclear weapon. Then, just days ago, North Korea tested a high-powered rocket engine that could be used on … Continue reading
Yemen: Another Middle Eastern Proxy War Drags On
This is the English version of our article just published in Italy’s Il Giornale newspaper… Although largely out of the headlines now, Yemen continues to be battered by a conflict initiated in 2014 when Shiite Houthi rebels formed an alliance with loyalists of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh to seize large swaths of the country, including … Continue reading
Europe’s Largest Hotbed Of Support For The Islamic State May Not Be Where You Think
Updating one of our Kosovo features… This is the English version of our recent article in Italy’s LiberoReporter: Kosovo, the predominantly Muslim land severed from Serbia by US and NATO military intervention, finds itself today in the curious position of being officially one of the most pro-Western Islamic countries in the world while simultaneously holding … Continue reading
Extreme Tolerance In The Face Of Extreme Intolerance: Hiza Agre Fire Force Unit 80
This is the English language version of our article published in LiberoReporter. The Hiza Agre Fire Force Unit 80 is a Peshmerga unit holding a front line position on the outskirts of Mosul that is unique in a number of ways. Despite often being compelled to fight with weapons they have been able to capture … Continue reading
The Mystery Of The Last Survivor Of Telskuf
This is the English language version of our article published today in Il Giornale’s The Eyes Of War. The old woman huddled on the floor in front of us is wiping away her tears with hands adorned in tattoos of Christian crosses. She is beseeching us, however no one present knows what she is so … Continue reading
North Korea’s Mangyongdae Children’s Palace
The exterior of North Korea’s Mangyongdae Children’s Palace: The Mangyongdae Children’s Palace is an unusual academy in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, where the most gifted children in the country are sent in order to develop their talents. The intent is to showcase the children and their capabilities as evidence of the superiority of … Continue reading