A scary week ahead

By Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine As the first coast region of Florida got pummeled by heavy winds and rains over the weekend, lots of other places around the world seem poised to greet a very hectic week. In Venezuela,...

Proxy politics in Tel Aviv and in Washington threaten to engulf Middle East conflagration

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersNew Analysis If there were any doubts about an Israeli possible attack on Iran, recent rhetoric coming from Tel Aviv certainly helped to erase these doubts. Two weeks ago, Israel embarked...

Does the US military intend to stay indefinitely in Iraq?

CSMS Magazine Staff writersWhile presidential candidates debate whether to start bringing ground troops home from Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday that new construction of a permanent base in the...

Bush’s Iraq’s “surge” policy goes full gear

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersPresident Bush’s television speech last night, announcing his dispatch of over 20,000 more American troops to Iraq, signaled a major escalation of his now two-pronged war against...