Politics
Vietnam Begins Reclaiming Info-Space From US Tech Giants
In yet another sign of waning Western hegemony, the Southeast Asian state of Vietnam has begun the long-overdue process of reclaiming its information space from US tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google. Reuters in its article, "Facebook-style app launches in Vietnam amid...
Incident Involving North Korean Poachers
On 17 September 2019, the Federal Security Service (FSS of the Russian Federation reported that more than 80 DPRK citizens, engaged in poaching in Russia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ in the Sea of Japan, were detained. Coast guards apprehended two fishing schooners...
Can We just Write ISIS Off?
Back when ISIS was in control of vast expanses of land in Iraq and Syria, there was no shortage of smaller militant groups willing to pledge allegiance to this terrorist quasi-state. In fact, the power of ISIS propaganda was so compelling that tens of thousands of people from across 80 nations around the world would travel to the Middle East to join this...
