Presenting you with a snapshot of the situation in northeastern Syria.
Monthly Round-Up: February 2020
February 2020, what happened that Coronavirus Hysteria has overshadowed?
Briony and Nick bring you stories from around the world you might have missed.
5 News Stories You May Have Missed in March 2020
All the headlines nowadays seem to start off with COVID-19 or Coronavirus and its all so depressing, so instead we have been stocking up on some interesting stories that exclude those two words from across the world!
Book Review: The Secret History of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived the Great War by Tim Cook
A first world war history book that focuses not on the strategy and tactics, rather the human nature and society of trench warfare.
Coronavirus – The Global Politics Behind Epidemics
The E word as again taken the glocal headlines by storm this past month, causing fear, panic and raising the…
2 Year anniversary, 2019 and 2020…
We made it another 365 days! 42.5 Degrees blog has now turned 2 years old, so we thought we would…
Review: The Impeachment
Curious about the on-going impeachment trial in the United States? Nick presents a podcast that covers all the hearings.
National Service in Review: The Swiss Conscription Model
The seond in our series about national service models around the world. This time focusing on Switzerland’s conscription and the future of service in Switzerland.
The Christmas Truce of 1914
Within all the conflict, people still had the energy to express themselves as humans. Another one of these great acts of humanity comes about in first year of war, in the heart of winter, during Christmas.
Review: The Report
Nick’s review of The Report podcast, by Lawfare. A 15 episode explanation of the Mueller Report on Russian Interference on the US Presidential Election in 2016.