BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE September 14, 2014 The beheading of James Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines, created a compelling interest for the U.S. and interested nations to degrade ISIS. For the first time Arab nations including Saudi Arabia, realized… Read More ›
Foreign Affairs
ISRAEL IS LOSING THE MEDIA WAR
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE August 3, 2014 Pro-Israeli groups, who believe the messages, sympathize with Palestinians, while ignoring the fact that Israelis also suffer from the war, view the role of the media in the ongoing war, as bias and… Read More ›
DEAD ON ARRIVAL: EPHEMERAL CEASE-FIRE IS THE NEW DIPLOMACY
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE August 1, 2014 The cease-fire as designed was to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and to allow Palestinians to “bury their dead,” according to its language. Instead, the proposed cease-fire was dead on arrival because the authors… Read More ›
WESTERN HEGEMONY AND QUEST FOR DOMINANCE DRIVES PUTIN NUTS
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE July 28, 2014 The annexation of Crimea generated critics globally and marked a renewed anti Putin’ meddling in the affairs of Ukraine and other former Soviet Republics, now aligned with the West. After the loss… Read More ›
MERCENARIES ARE FUELING PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE July 24, 2014 This week, the UN school in Gaza felt the impact of bombing that has become the daily routine since the beginning of the current Palestinian Israeli conflict. Innocent children seeking shelter in the… Read More ›
IMPOSSIBILITY: CREATING A PALESTINIAN STATE WITHOUT HAMAS
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE July 21, 2014 With more than 425 Palestinians reported killed, 13 Israeli soldiers dead and one claimed captured, the question is will there ever be peace between Israel and Palestine? When asked about the situation in… Read More ›
DOWNING OF MALAYSIAN FLIGHT 17 IS A RUSSIAN ROULETTE
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE July 19, 2014 The victims of Malaysia Flight-17 were innocent people minding their businesses before losing their lives untimely. Among them were researchers, students, vacationers and children, who had no part in a conflict that led to… Read More ›
TERROR IS A JOB: A SHIA-SUNNI GOVERNMENT NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION IN IRAQ
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE June 19, 2014 The Arab uprising led to the emergence of a new wave of insurgency. There are new groups in places like Libya, where affiliate of Al Qaeda Ansar al- Sharia is responsible for the killing in… Read More ›
SHATTERED DIPLOMACY: RAMIFICATIONS OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN TARGETS
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE March 18, 2014 As authorized by the executive order signed by President Obama, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on Russian officials and entities, considered responsible for providing material support that led to cessation of Crimea from Ukraine…. Read More ›
IRANIAN DEAL: A MOMENT OF CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE November 24, 2013 After years of isolation and days of negotiation in Geneva, the six world powers and Tehran, finally reached an agreement that would limit Iran’s nuclear activities in exchanged for a slight reduction in the… Read More ›