Author: Ron P. Schwery
Image obtained from: https://www.cfr.org/article/turkey-lying-about-fighting-isis It has been project week at the house again so writing time has been limited. This time, it’s custom ship-lap bunk beds and a total room makeover…I hope it turns out. However, I have been able
Was the Spark for WWIII just light in the Azerbaijan – Armenia Conflict?…With Updates
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict (Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry/dpa/picture-alliance) image obtained from: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-death-toll-rises-in-nagorno-karabakh-6634004/ The genesis for this post came from a Facebook
Full Nerd: Maps and the Making of Civilization plus Weekend Listening
Antique Maps – Old Cartographic maps – Antique Map of the Region of Tartaria is a drawing by Studio Grafiikka which was uploaded on November 8th, 2017. Image obtained from: fineartamerica.com I have been tinkering with some additions to the site and if you have
Update: Get Away Day Podcast Listening: The Hubris of Doctrinal Inflexibility
It’s get away day for me and I have several podcasts that I am going to listen to on the drive! I have not been a music listener when I drive for quite some time and I usually try to nerd out on podcasts instead. Nothing like listening to a discussion on urban warfare or
Social Networking and Blood Transfusions.
From the RAMC Muniment Collection in the care of the Wellcome Library. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Image obtained from: https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2014/06/13/history-of-blood-transfusions/ One of the more interesting things about starting this project has been
Exploiting Fissures: Potential Areas for Exploitation in Russia and China Relations?
Chinese border guards jostle with their Soviet counterparts on the disputed Zhenbao Island, 1969, image obtained from: https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/the-sino-soviet-border-war-why-the-ussr-nearly-nuked-china/ We are wrapping up another class and before I
Tuesday Terror Update: A New Format, ISIS Continues the Fight, A Troop Draw Down in Iraq and Afghanistan and other Terror Bullets.
Once again, it’s been quite a while since I have put together a Terror Update so I may not cover as many details as I normally would instead focusing on trends and generalities. As terrorism begins to move back into the shadows with less devoted coverage, updates on the
A Vaccination Series: Typhoid Fever
Typhoid Mary, image obtained from: https://canadianfoodsafetytraining.com/2018/04/11/11075/ One week turns into two or even a month so quick…family visits, kids back to school, lacrosse tournaments, a very busy wife, my real job, oh and a small electrical fire. No kidding,
A Vaccination Series: Yellow Fever
Everyone generally knows why we get vaccines but how much do we really know about the diseases / viruses that we are getting them for? The roots for this series of posts goes back to all of those shots we received in basic training and I think can provide perspective and
Positive Polly: A Case Study in Resiliency and Do as I Say, Not as I do
This past week the family and I took a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. This, and the events that followed upon our return, are the reasons for my prolonged absence here. Thankfully, Ryan Nye provided some reading material in last week’s post: Guest Post /