Near East Center for Strategic Engagement

“There is a growing belief within the US government that the Islamic State militant group is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, a US official has told the […]

Near East Center for Strategic Engagement celebrates 1st year Anniversary Today-Sept. 11th 2015 is the first year anniversary of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement (NEC-SE). There is much to reflect. […]

“It’s being called a ‘revolt’ by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports turned into happy talk.” “More than 50 […]

“BUDAPEST — Pope Francis’s message Sunday couldn’t have been clearer: With hundreds of thousands of refugees flowing into Europe, Catholics across the continent had a moral duty to help by opening their […]

“TCAS, ADS-B Unreliable in Southeast U.S. Beginning Sept. 2 2015 Due to military activities, the TCAS and ADS-B surveillance may be unreliable in the airspace over Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, […]

From a DEBKAfile post dated Tuesday, September 8, 2015: “In retaliation for the PKK attack Monday which killed 16 Turkish soldiers, fifty Turkish warplanes Tuesday struck outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) headquarters […]

On 29 MAR 15 NEC-SE stated: “Furthermore, Turkey now has possibly 60 to 90 days to determine whether closing the border will still allow them the regional influence and control they need […]

“NEC-SE has stated during multiple radio and T.V. interviews that this day will come. Today both of our predictions have been validated as true on open source. Unfortunately for the Assyrians who […]

On 29 MAR 15 NEC-SE stated: “Furthermore, Turkey now has possibly 60 to 90 days to determine whether closing the border will still allow them the regional influence and control they need […]

“Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian government control during battles over a vast central desert zone, a group monitoring the conflict said on Monday. The Jazal field […]