by Piper | Jun 30, 2021 | Espionage, Famous Spies, Life and Death, The Cold War
Bayard & Holmes~ Jay Holmes Former CIA Deputy Director of Operations Jack Gregory Downing passed away on June 27, 2021, but the words “Jack Downing” will forever live on as an antonym to “politician” in the Intelligence Community’s lexicon. He was selfless,...
by Piper | Feb 22, 2019 | Real News Mashup
Bayard & Holmes~ Piper BayardReal News Mashup is a compilation of articles that I consider to be interesting, informative, or both. Please feel free to share articles of your own in the comments. Perhaps if we work together, we can remember that the world is...
by Piper Bayard | May 1, 2017 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes Once again, North Korea’s man-boy dictator Kim Jong-un, a.k.a. Kimi 3.0, has managed to attract international attention. The United States and most of North Korea’s neighbors are increasingly concerned by North Korea’s nuclear weapons...
by Piper Bayard | Sep 27, 2016 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News, US/Asia-Pacific Alliances
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes Dating and Diplomacy in the Age of Nuclear Missiles… Part ten million one of a seemingly infinite series. Note: For the deepest emotional experience, please play “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics as you read this article. Diplomacy is...
by Piper Bayard | Jul 18, 2016 | Foreign Affairs, News, US/Asia-Pacific Alliances
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes On July 12, 2016, a landmark event occurred for the South China Sea — the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against the People’s Republic of China in a case filed by the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 28, 2016 | Foreign Affairs, News, US/Asia-Pacific Alliances
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes One of the most important US-Asia relationships is that of the US and India. Like the US, India has no territorial claim in the South China Sea. However, because of its size and its location on oil trading routes, India has the...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 20, 2016 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, History, US/Asia-Pacific Alliances
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes Due to Communist China’s aggression in the South China Sea, or as the Vietnamese call it, the Eastern Sea, the US has become interested in building a closer relationship with Vietnam. Despite strong emotions on both sides, the changing...
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