Politics Books
The Geopolitics of Energy & Terrorism Part 10
The following chapters are independent essays written in May, June and July 2016, and they can be read in any order.The wars for the global resources of oil and natural gas are the topic of most essays. To a large extent, the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries were the result of energy rich...
The Discreet Charm of the Islamic Caliphate
The modern father of the idea of an Islamic Caliphate was the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). And even though ISIS is retreating in Iraq and Syria, due to the NATO bombings, the idea of an Islamic State is becoming more and more popular in the Muslim world. More and more terrorist groups...
Determination: How Scotland Can Become Independent by 2021
The Scottish independence movement remains strong - but that does not mean that it will inevitably succeed. It requires a solid plan which puts Scotland's constitutional future firmly in its own hands. Robin McAlpine is a political strategist and prominent Yes campaigner. In this book he outlines...
The Architects of Al-Qaeda and ISIS
A brief summary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, and how these historic events were related to terrorism, and more specifically to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
How Putin and Assad Created the Islamic State
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad needed a monster in order to keep Syria under their control, when in 2011 Turkey and Qatar used the Muslim Brotherhood to cause a regime change. It turns out that this monster was the Islamic State, which was the successor of Al-Qaeda of Iraq, which was...
If I Had a Country
This book, if followed, will save America for the next generation who will be burdened with the waste and oppressive government caused by my generation, because my generation failed to stop the Progressives in their quest to make America a Socialist country.
The Al-Qaeda War Against France
France is fighting Al-Qaeda in Africa and ISIS in France. Al-Qaeda was supported by Iran and Sudan while ISIS was supported by Turkey.This essay explains the economic underpinnings of these wars.
A Summary of the Wars of the 21st Century
A summary of the major wars of the 21st Century. Wars included are the war of Iraq, the war of Afghanistan, the war of Syria, the war of Libya, the civil war of Ukraine, and the war of Kurdistan.
The Geopolitics of Energy & Terrorism Part 9
Τhe connection between the energy policies of various countries with the wars that break out at various parts of the world, i.e. at the Middle East and North Africa etc
Al-Qaeda as a Business
Terrorist organizations are always created to promote the interests of various countries, most of the time their interests in the oil and natural gas industries. This essay explains why Al-Qaeda is a business, which is actually true for all terrorist groups.I.A.July 2016