Since the death of King Abdullah last January, and the ascension of King Salman, Saudi Arabia has repositioned itself in a strategic sense, both economically and politically. King Salman has shuffled his cabinet twice and has named his son as second-in-line to the throne — an ambitious agenda indeed — […]
Domination – Putin-Style
Ever wonder what Putin’s objective is in Syria? What’s there to gain? Why does it feel like a sleeping giant has been awoken? Russia has in many ways remained in the background for the last decade as it grappled with the world recession and as it simultaneously realized that it could no […]
Geopolitics
Writing about world events for my books during very specific time periods has caused me to do a great deal of roll-up-your-sleeves research, such as “What was America’s political relationship with Iran in 1969-70?” — a quest for my latest book, Shamar. Several years ago, while I was writing the story contained […]