Peace and Conflict

The World of Surveillance Has Tried Everything From Schoolchildren to Trained Cats

February 25, 2023 Troy Oakes

Intelligence agencies have long used not just human agents, but animal ones too. (Image: via Public domain)

China Spy Balloon Controversy: The CCP’s Civil-Military Integration Strategy

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 China Observer

The suspected Chinese spy balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, in this picture obtained from social media. (Image: Chase Doak via YouTube)

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s Musical Mission to Defend Their Country and Raise Funds for Victims

February 19, 2023 Hermann Rohr, Arianne Ayson

Ukraine smoke flag isolated on a black background.

An all-Ukrainian ensemble composed of notable musicians from Ukrainian cities is on a musical mission to raise funds and spirits. (Image: Vladm via Dreamstime)

Schindler of the East: John Rabe – Part 2

March 1, 2023December 1, 2022 Helen London

Upon seizing Nanjing, Japanese soldiers conducted mass killings and other atrocities as they ravaged the Chinese citizens during the Second Sino-Japanese War. (Image: Public Domain via Wikimedia)

Schindler of the East: John Rabe – Part 1

March 1, 2023November 30, 2022 Helen London

John Rabe, a German businessman, is known to the world for setting up a safe zone during the Second Sino-Japanese War in China (1937-1945) and saving 250,000 Chinese people. (Image: DrSivle via Wikimedia)

Alexander the Great’s Conquest of the Persian Empire

October 13, 2022 Ratul Saha

'The Battle of the Granicus' (1665) by Charles Le Brun depicts Alexander the Great at the center of the cavalry battle. (Image: Public Domain)

Beijing Is the ‘Greatest Challenge’ Confronting the US, Says CIA Director

May 15, 2022 Max Lu

A mobile phone open to the CIA's homepage is sticking out of the pocket of a pair of blue jeans.

William Burns, the CIA Director, has labeled China as the 'greatest challenge' confronting the U.S. (Image: Piotr Swat via Dreamstime)

What Are Craig Hamilton-Parker’s Predictions About the Russia-Ukraine War?

June 25, 2022April 9, 2022 Just Strange

A residential building damaged by enemy aircraft in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

On February 24, 2022, the world was shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Image: Palinchak via Dreamstime)

How Knitting Was Used as an Espionage Tool in World War I

April 6, 2022 Jack Roberts

Women learning to knit to pass on military information.

Not many people are aware of the fact that during WWI, knitting was used as a means of espionage. (Image: Public Domain via Library of Congress)

Analyzing the Complex Evolution of Russia-Ukraine Relations

April 5, 2022April 1, 2022 Jack Roberts

A map of Europe with little flags sticking up from Kyiv and Moscow.

Russia and neighboring Ukraine have a long and troubled history. (Image: Sjankauskas via Dreamstime)

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