by Ian Platz | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
On Friday, the French military launched Opération Serval, a series of air strikes against radical Islamic groups operating in northern Mali. The French launched this operation at the behest of the Malian government after Islamists attempted to capture the city of...
by Ian Platz | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty quoted ASP’s David Young in an article examining the Afghan government led push to release detained Taliban members in an attempt to build good will between Taliban leadership and Kabul. David Young, a Washington-based...
by Ian Platz | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
In a new Op-Ed for Bloomberg, ASP Fellow Joshua Foust outlines the difficult changes necessary to move the War on Terror from targeted killings to targeted captures. The debate over U.S. President Barack Obama’s nomination of John Brennan to be director of the Central...
by Ian Platz | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
ASP Fellow for Asymmetric Operations Joshua Foust was featured alongside Congressional Representative Adam Smith on BBC Radio’s Today discussing the challenges and future of drone usage in America’s conflicts. Read the transcript of the discussion...
by Ian Platz | Jan 9, 2013 | Monitor
Iran Sets Conditions for IAEA Team to See Parchin Military Site Ladane Nasseri and Yeganeh Salehi / Bloomberg Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it will consider allowing International Atomic Energy Agency officials to inspect a military site suspected of housing nuclear...