Russia balances Israeli force projection in the Levant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just returned from a trip to Moscow. The trip was symbolic and informative in several ways. Published September 23, 2015
L. Todd Wood
Articles by L. Todd Wood
U.S.-trained Syrian rebels running scared
The U.S. is looking for a few good men in Syria, but they may be out of luck. Published September 21, 2015
China edgy about aggressive North Korea
Recent information coming out of North Korea points to Kim Jong-un's regime attempting to launch a satellite into space and is preparing for a fourth nuclear test after restarting all of its atomic plants Published September 18, 2015
Russia ready to send combat troops to Syria
Russian official news agency TASS reported Friday that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia is ready to send combat troops to Syria if "asked" by Syrian President Bashar Assad. Published September 18, 2015
Forged documents sold to ISIS fighters to infiltrate Europe with migrants: reporter
A reporter with the U.K. MailOnline has successfully bought forged passport, ID card, and driver's license from a Turkish-based forger who confirmed that ISIS fighters are buying the same type of travel documents to infiltrate Europe and set up sleeper cells for future attacks. Published September 17, 2015
Putin scares Obama in Syria, tees up sanctions relief
You have to hand it to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He really knows how to play the global game of chess with a weak hand and come out on top, always one step ahead of the Obama administration. Published September 17, 2015
The Cold War that Kennedy fought
After perusing the majority the Kennedy Presidential Daily Briefs, almost 2,500 documents, the overwhelming impression I gathered from this exercise is that the Soviet Union really was trying to take over the world. Published September 16, 2015
Kennedy briefs: Liberals were wrong, Communists were trying to take over
After perusing the majority the Kennedy Presidential Daily Briefs of nearly 2,500 documents, the overwhelming impression I gathered from this exercise is that the Soviet Union really was trying to take over the world. Published September 16, 2015
Chinese compiling 'Facebook' of U.S. government employees
The incompetence of the U.S. government in allowing the records of millions of federal workers to be hacked and stolen is simply staggering. Published September 16, 2015
No sign of North Korean launch preparations
Despite yesterday's pronouncement by the North Korean Director of the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) that the world could expect a satellite launch in the near future, there are no overt preparations being made at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. Published September 15, 2015
North Korea threatens U.S. nuclear attack
Before the ink is even dry on President Obama's Iran nuclear deal, the subject of the last nuclear agreement conducted with a rogue state by Democratic President Bill Clinton in the '90s, the North Korean Dear Leader, Kim Jong-un, has just threatened to nuke the United States. Published September 15, 2015
Could Iran destroy our Navy in the Persian Gulf?
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei sent a tweet titled, "If any war happens ..." Associated with the tweet was a staged video of Iran destroying U.S. Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf or Strait of Hormuz using small boat tactics with anti-ship missiles. Published September 14, 2015
Obama amid the redrawn Levant
Take a step back and look at what is going on in the Middle East from a 30,000-foot level and you won't like what you see. Published September 11, 2015
U.S. vulnerable to terrorists exploiting refugee crisis
The Obama administration announced Thursday that the United States will take up to 10,000 additional Syrian refugees over the next year. Published September 10, 2015
Russia admits troops in Syria
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Reuters Wednesday that Russia indeed has advisers in Syria training and assisting Assad government forces. Published September 9, 2015
Snowden calls out Hillary from Moscow
From Russia, with love, Edward Snowden lashed out at his critics and slammed U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton during an online interview with Al Jazeera. From Russia, with love, Edward Snowden lashed out at his critics and slammed U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton during an online interview with Al Jazeera. Published September 7, 2015
Chinese navy gives Obama an Alaskan welcome
As President Obama confirmed the Alaskan glaciers were melting in the summer, the Chinese navy gave our president a warm Alaskan welcome as he made his historic trip to the 49th state. Published September 3, 2015
Putin puts boots on the ground in Syria
Last month, the Obama administration squealed and complained to the Kremlin, when Iranian Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, visited Moscow in an apparent violation of a U.N. travel ban due to Soleimani's sponsorship of terrorism. Published September 1, 2015
Kiev erupts over status changes in the East per Minsk Agreement
Protests turned violent outside of the Ukrainian parliament today as lawmakers considered granting special status to the separatist regions in East Ukraine as required by the Minsk agreement negotiated between Germany, France, Russia, and Kiev. According to the Ukrainian government, MPs gave initial approval to the proposal; however, the deal's final passage is far from assured. Published August 31, 2015
Russia's dirty war in Ukraine
You have to wonder what the Kremlin has been thinking. I mean, did they really think they were going to get away with it? Published August 27, 2015
