Category Archives: Conflict

ISIS Online Recruitment Has Wide Reach and Will Be Tough to Beat

It was recently revealed that a man living in Freeport traveled to the Middle East to fight for ISIS in 2013 and died in Lebanon in 2015. Reports indicate that he was radicalized online. The exact nature of how that radicalization transpired has not been detailed in the press, but based on other cases, it is possible to make an […]

Before Taliban Comeback, Maine Soldiers Went to End Afghanistan War

There may be no stronger ties to international issues than the military service of friends and family. The deployment of local National Guard units, being as connected to state and local communities as they are, offer particularly clear examples of how Maine is linked to global issues. This is the second of a series of […]

Maine National Guard Deployments: Fighting Precursors to ISIS in Iraq, 2004

There may be no stronger ties to international issues than the military service of friends and family. The deployment of local National Guard units, being as connected to state and local communities as they are, offer particularly clear examples of how Maine is linked to global issues. This is the first of what I hope to […]