by Prachi Naik | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
Iran boosts imports with cheaper dollars Reuters/Financial Times To combat the effects of sanctions enacted against it, Iran will introduce a three-tiered exchange rate for the importing of different types of goods. Rwanda: International Community Messed Up...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 18, 2012 | Monitor
The panel of experts included Dr. James Hein, esteemed marine geologist with the US Geological Survey and Adjunct Professor at the University of California; Dr. Miles Libbey, founder of the seabed broker Seaminr and recently retired executive from Lockheed Martin; and...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Exactly one week ago, in response to escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, the USS Ponce sailed into waters off the coast of Bahrain. Her arrival was a rebirth of sorts, marking the beginning of a new shift in US naval strategy. As recently as March of this year,...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 13, 2012 | Monitor
World’s most powerful laser fires most powerful laser blast ever Fox News The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, achieved a historical milestone on the road to commercializing fusion energy. On July 5, NIF delivered...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 10, 2012 | Monitor
The U.S. and Pakistan Have Found Detente, but It Won’t Last Joshua Foust/ The Atlantic The transactional U.S.-Pakistan alliance means that, once the Afghan War ends, so will their incentive to get along. Robert Zoellick:”Getting Stuff Done” at the...
