The Syrian Civil War has been going on for nine years. In the beginning the conflict captured the attention of the world, but as the war dragged on the world began to lose interest. Occasionally, Syria is in the news in Europe due to the influx of refugees from the crisis overwhelming the system. In […]

A couple of weeks ago, the Trump administration rolled out its solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, titled the “Israel Peace Plan.” The New York Times reported that the plan guarantees Israel has full control of Jerusalem and that Israel does not have to leave areas they settled in the West Bank. President Trump also “promised […]

Across the globe, international tensions have seemingly relaxed in the past week. As such, I have decided to yet again explain a conflict that has been going on for many decades. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one that is deeply personal for me, as I have familial ties to one of the nations involved. However, I […]

Iran has experienced deadly protests over the past couple of weeks. As a person who believes they are very in the know, so to speak, I was puzzled that I had not heard about this event earlier. Instability in Iran is unfortunately not a new occurrence. However, these protests are coming at a time when […]

When the Syrian civil war began in 2011, it created an atmosphere that terrorist groups, such as ISIS, were able to take advantage of to expand their influence. At this point in time, the United States was fighting the “war on terror,” following the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaeda. Thus, when the United States noticed the […]

Tensions in the Middle East are rapidly rising, as Saudi Arabia’s fuel disappeared, fuel was added to the flame of the proxy war in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, September 14, 2019, one half of Saudi Arabia oil capacity was knocked out by airstrikes carried out by the Houthi rebels and Iran […]