BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE January 27, 2013 With experience of Greek economy at near collapse, the Spanish economy unstable and Portugal on shaky grounds, Britain is rethinking its old commitment that made it one of the biggest components of the European… Read More ›
Foreign Affairs
REVEALED, WHY ASSAD IS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO POWER
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE It took fewer lives to topple the regime in Tunisia. The same could be said of Gaddafi’s Libya and Egypt where the Arab uprising and rebel oppositions, helped end dictatorial rules. For those nations, it was a… Read More ›
OBAMA’S WAR PRINCIPLE, WHY HE WON’T FIGHT ANOTHER WAR
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE He is a famously cool politician, a smooth operator who believes America can only retain its global respect and power by reshaping its war strategy and foreign policy. As a senator, President Obama was a strong critic… Read More ›
U.S. ENDORSES SYRIAN OPPOSITION, HOW FAR CAN IT GO
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE It was a move the Syrian rebels and those fighting to end the reign of Assad called too little, too late. Russia called it a mistake destined to fuel the ongoing war in the country. The Obama… Read More ›
LEVESON INQUIRY, A FAULT IN THE MONITORING REGIME
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE If you have ever picked one of those news magazines especially the ones on entertainment news, you wonder how they get information that are so secret and private that only those in the inner circle or close… Read More ›
THE FATE OF ABU MAZEN, ISRAEL-HAMAS PEACE WILL MAKE THE PA POWERLESS
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE As Hamas continues to claim its vague “victory” over the brief war with Israel, there is a sense of pride among Palestinians that Hamas’s choice of violence over peaceful negotiation worked to the advantage of Palestinians not… Read More ›
ISRAEL- HAMAS TRUCE, A COSMETIC PEACE WITH BOUNDARY
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE A peace agreement has been reached after more than 1,500 rockets landed in Israel killing six based on official report by the government. More than 110 Palestinians lost their lives including the killing of 10 people from… Read More ›
AHMED AL-JA’ABARI: PALESTINIAN ASSASSINATION, UNENDING WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE It is a war that has no end. It has outlived many administrations of modern day America and though, past and present leadership in Washington have tried to resolve it, they have failed to do so. For… Read More ›
ABSOLUTE KNOCKOUT, MITT ROMNEY OFF BALANCE ON FOREIGN POLICY
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE In a normal boxing match, one party aims to throw the final punch that would either draw blood or throw the opponent off his feet. Last night, President Obama threw the final punch that drew sweat not… Read More ›
BEIRUT ON FIRE, WHY WISSAM AL-HASSAN WAS ASSASSINATED
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE The targeted assassination of Brig. General Wissam Al-Hassan, the Intelligence Chief of Lebanon’s Security Service, was a reminder of how fast the war in Syria is spreading to its neighbors in the region. On Friday, a powerful… Read More ›