The recent months have seen increased tensions between the West and Iran. Actually just heard the news of Iranian protesters attacking the British Embassy in Tehran in response to new sanctions. This is particularly because of the fact that the world is convinced that Iran has developed the capacity to build nuclear weapons, as their nuclear program [...]
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Afghanistan: Colony or Outpost?
Regardless of what the public opinion is about the (still) ongoing war in Afghanistan, the United States is here to stay. Whether the Taliban stay or not. And they are most likely to because the NATO forces have still not been able to curb their insurgency and the situation pretty much seems like a stalemate. [...]
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