Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appeared on the Financial Survival Network with host Kerry Lutz to talk about the latest situation in Iraq. After the beheading of journalist James Foley, Eland discusses the likelihood of more U.S. intervention there.

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland was interviewed by Russian newspaper Evening Moscow on the ongoing crisis in Russia and Ukraine and the western medias reaction to events concerning the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight #17 in Ukraine on July 17, 2014.

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appeared on the Financial Survival Network radio program. Eland discusses the US foreign policy and its hypocrisy in dealing with countries such as Russia, which is annexing Crimea.

Civil strife in Iraq continues and instability may only increase after the January elections. U.S. withdrawal has become an acceptableThe New York Cosmos won their second straight NASL title, but they might not be able to defend it in 2017. Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

The future of the North American Soccer League appeared to be in peril on Tuesday, as club owners and potential investors met for crisis talks in Atlanta.

The NASL, which operates as a second-tier league under MLS, ended the 2016 campaign with 12 teams, but recently saw the Ottawa Fury and the Tampa Bay Rowdies leave for the third-tier USL, while Minnesota United is set to join MLS next season. Numerous reports have said the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers and Rayo OKC are in financial trouble.

But the biggest blow of all could come from the league's marquee franchise, the New York Cosmos. A report early on