International Relations

Militant Islamist fighters hold the flag of ISIS while taking part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014 file photo.

Oil prices have collapsed, but oil-rich ISIS says it’s still in the black

January 5, 2015Economics

News reports from Qatar say ISIS, which has control over oil fields in Iraq and Syria, will run a $250 million dollar surplus next year. So how is that possible with oil prices falling through the cellar?

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has released a new book called World Order.

Henry Kissinger would not have supported the Iraq War if he’d known what he knows now

September 11, 2014Global Politics

NATO leaders meeting at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, on Friday.

NATO sets up a ‘rapid reaction force’ to counter Russian aggression

September 5, 2014Global Politics

Representatives from various African nations gather at the opening session at the AGOA Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington August 4, 2014.

A summit of African leaders in Washington tries to move beyond ‘speed dating’

August 4, 2014Global Politics