All posts tagged David T. Jones

Afghanistan 2010 – 2017
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

31 August Afghanistan’s tribes: Keeping their enemies close (The Economist) Afghanistan is frazzled by tribal division ...

Wednesday Night #1851
August 30, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1851

Among the fascinating historical trivia regarding the year 1851, it was the year the Chrystal Palace was built to house ...

Wednesday Night #1823
February 15, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1823

1823 had its share of memorable moments, particularly for Latin America,  notably the award of a grant of land in Texas ...

Syria 2016
December 28, 2016, 1 Comment

See also Russia in 2016 Syria 2015 Devastation: Why refugees are risking everything to come to Europe A meticulous and h ...

Canada: International relations and foreign policy post October 2015
November 1, 2016, Comments Off on Canada: International relations and foreign policy post October 2015

See also: UN Conference on climate change COP21 Paris Canada – U.S. 2015 – 2016 Canada International Relations – T ...

Wednesday Night #1807
October 19, 2016, 1 Comment

With our thanks to Catherine Gillbert who made sure the WN tradition was unbroken! Together, we watched every minute of ...

Wednesday Night #1802
September 14, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1802

It is easy to draw a straight line from 9/11 to the rise of ISIS (by any name), turmoil in Iraq, Syria and generally thr ...

Wednesday Night #1784
May 11, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1784

Apologies for the tardiness and brevity of this message. Circumstances beyond … However, we have a few thoughts and yo ...

Turkey 2015
January 1, 2016, Comments Off on Turkey 2015

2015 Erdoğan cites Hitler’s Germany as example of effective government Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ...

ISIS/ISIL/Daesh 2015
December 29, 2015, Comments Off on ISIS/ISIL/Daesh 2015

See also ISIS/ISIL 2013-14 Profile: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Russia in 2015 What ISIS Really Wants ISIS Fantasies of an Apoc ...