by Piper | Aug 24, 2021 | Afghanistan Crisis 2021, News
~ Piper BayardI began posting FaceBook updates on the Afghanistan Crisis created by the sudden withdrawal of US troops on August 17. More US troops were sent into Afghanistan to secure the Kabul airport as the Taliban overran the country and the city of Kabul....
by Piper | May 1, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, News
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes Last week, the French government released its outline for future defense strategy and spending. The presentation made it clear that the Macron government wishes to cut its defense budget, concentrate on high-technology advancements,...
by Piper Bayard | Dec 1, 2015 | Foreign Affairs, News
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, two Turkish Airforce F-16s shot down a Russian SU-24. How will that incident impact Russia-Turkey relations, Russia-West relations, NATO response, and the fight against ISIS? Not...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 9, 2015 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News
By Jay Holmes During the past twelve years, US-Turkey relations have been in a state of flux. Statements from Ankara and Washington D.C. to the Western media have been almost habitually optimistic, but the reality beneath the rhetoric has proven problematic for both...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 2, 2015 | Current Affairs, History, News
By Jay Holmes The basic relationship between Turkey and the US was founded on post-WWII Cold War realities. Since then, there has been a tug of war between Western-leaning Turkish political factions and pro-Islamist contingents. To understand current US-Turkey...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 16, 2015 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News
By Jay Holmes Precisely who is fighting in Ukraine depends upon whom you ask. When Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin speaks to non-Russians, he claims the Russian-speaking Ukrainian rebels are valiantly fighting to save Russian-speaking orphans, Jews, and senior...
by Piper Bayard | Jan 11, 2015 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News
By Jay Holmes With the “ISIS crisis” occupying the headlines in Europe and North America, the US and NATO military operations in Afghanistan have been all but forgotten in the media. On December 28, 2014, US President Obama announced that after thirteen...
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