Author: Ron P. Schwery
From the RAMC Muniment Collection in the care of the Wellcome Library. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Image obtained from: https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2014/06/13/history-of-blood-transfusions/ One of the more interesting things about starting this project has been
Exploiting Fissures: Potential Areas for Exploitation in Russia and China Relations?
Chinese border guards jostle with their Soviet counterparts on the disputed Zhenbao Island, 1969, image obtained from: https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/the-sino-soviet-border-war-why-the-ussr-nearly-nuked-china/ We are wrapping up another class and before I
Tuesday Terror Update: A New Format, ISIS Continues the Fight, A Troop Draw Down in Iraq and Afghanistan and other Terror Bullets.
Once again, it’s been quite a while since I have put together a Terror Update so I may not cover as many details as I normally would instead focusing on trends and generalities. As terrorism begins to move back into the shadows with less devoted coverage, updates on the
A Vaccination Series: Typhoid Fever
Typhoid Mary, image obtained from: https://canadianfoodsafetytraining.com/2018/04/11/11075/ One week turns into two or even a month so quick…family visits, kids back to school, lacrosse tournaments, a very busy wife, my real job, oh and a small electrical fire. No kidding,
A Vaccination Series: Yellow Fever
Everyone generally knows why we get vaccines but how much do we really know about the diseases / viruses that we are getting them for? The roots for this series of posts goes back to all of those shots we received in basic training and I think can provide perspective and
Positive Polly: A Case Study in Resiliency and Do as I Say, Not as I do
This past week the family and I took a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. This, and the events that followed upon our return, are the reasons for my prolonged absence here. Thankfully, Ryan Nye provided some reading material in last week’s post: Guest Post /
I Need a New Map, Trouble in Iraq, Collateral Damage in Kashmir and Other Updates
It has been quite a while since I have put together a Terror Update so I may not cover as many details as I normally would instead focusing on trends and generalities. It is my hope that this will get us all caught up on the goings on in the world of Terrorism.
Today’s Featured Podcast: Generation Jihad: The CIA in Libya
I know that it has been a while since I posted, I will hopefully get a post out later today summarizing what I have been up too. In the meantime, as a prelude to a terror update that I hope to get out tomorrow, I wanted to get a podcast in front of you […]
Terror Update: A Must Listen Generation Jihad Podcast, an Apparent Polar Shift of Terror activities and Other Weekly Updates
The interactive Terror Story Map presented by ESRI has been updated with the latest attacks as the polar shift of terror related events appears to be turning from the Middle East toward Africa and a must listen Generation Jihad podcast that covers the interconnections of the
Today’s Featured Podcast: The Security Studies Podcast: Episode 41 – Bruce Hoffman on ISIS and al Qaeda in 2019 and Beyond
The featured podcast for this evening is from The Security Studies Podcast at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University. Even though this podcast was released on Dec. 16, 2019 it is very good at detailing the current conditions of both al Qaeda and ISIS. The