It has been a looong time since I have taken the time to write. Mostly because I have been busy with my actual job, side projects and a change to the kids’ school schedule, but honestly one of the biggest factors was the war in Ukraine. It caught me so off guard
A Pandemic and War: My Grandpa’s Service in WWI
I am back! Even though I have been away from the blog I have not been away from the keys. I pseudo volunteered to the write the family history book for this years family reunion and since this is exactly a paid gig…all of my spare time went to that project instead of
Daily Dump: Resistance, Vultures and More – February 1, 2022
Resistance is the unifying theme of the day as it takes all forms in stories from around the world. We could consult the bible of Resistance from ARIS Studies but we will stick to the headlines. Did you know there was a breakaway province in Moldova? I didn’t but does it
Daily Dump: Spheres of Influence, Taiwan and the Greater Pacific, War and Disease, The Betrayal and More: January 21, 2022
Ukraine and Taiwan dominate the headlines today and their stories, rightly or wrongly, are being linked together but I agree with the basic premise of the War on the Rocks: Taiwan Is Not Ukraine: Stop Linking Their Fates Together. In the current geopolitical moment, the
Atomic Humanitarian Crisis: Jammu-Kashmir
Atomic Humanitarian Crisis: Jammu-Kashmir By Randy Derstine Conflict and disputed territories have been common throughout recorded human history. As time continued, conflicts were resolved, and borders were redrawn. However, few regions have failed to find resolutions
Ukraine, A Country Divided: What are the Economic Impacts if Ukraine Joins NATO
The crisis and threat of war in Ukraine has dominated the headlines for a couple weeks and this morning was no different with Al Jazeera reporting: Nord Stream 2: Why Russia’s pipeline to Europe divides the West. The article details another aspect of the conflict. Here are
Daily Dump: The Intersection of Terrorism,Good Governance and Great Power Competition, Not One Inch, Genocide, Citizen Resistance and More – January 24-26, 2022
It is not every day that the headlines are filled with articles that cover the intersection of Good Governance, Terrorism and Great Power Competition (actually it probably is) but for Today’s Daily Dump, that is where we will focus. To demonstrate the convergence of the
Daily Dump: An Outlier in Germany, France’s Vision, Turning Insurgents into Commandos, A Declining Birth Rate and More – January 20, 2021
A day late again. In my defense, I was watching a friend’s 2-year old and it has been a while. Once again, no unifying themes in our Daily Dump… Today we will discuss some of the stories that we would normally overlook. I know that, as far as the news goes, most are talking
Daily Dump: Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Creates an Opportunity, The Kazakhstan – Russia – China Nexus, Nukes and More – January 19, 2022
Today, we go all over the place in our featured articles with a couple throwbacks to links from several days ago on stories that we may have missed or didn’t have an opportunity to dive further into. To start things off, we will go to Afghanistan and the Afghanistan-Pakistan
Daily Dump: The Texture of War, NATO, Ukraine and Russia, Playing Devil’s Advocate and More – January 18, 2022
Before we dive into the big news of the day, I’d like to bring your attention to a couple podcasts that I think are definitely worth your time: The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 1 – Horns of Dilemma The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 2