by Steffen Westerburger | Nov 18, 2015 | Monitor
Last weekend France – for the second time this year – was hit by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on its capital. The iconic city of love once again found itself at the main stage of international terrorism. President Francois Hollande addressed a joint...
by Steffen Westerburger | Nov 6, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Obama rejects Keystone XL project Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post President Obama rejected a presidential permit Friday for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, citing concerns about its impact on the climate. Climate Change Is the ‘Mother of All Risks’...
by Steffen Westerburger | Oct 30, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads The U.S. Senate Averts a Default Matt Ford / The Atlantic The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan budget accord in the early morning hours on Friday, defusing a potential government shutdown and default on the national debt for the final time of the Obama...
by Steffen Westerburger | Oct 23, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Plans by U.S. to capture Islamic State’s capital already go awry Liz Sly / Washington Post In this abandoned desert town on the front line of the war against the Islamic State in Raqqa, local fighters are fired up by announcements in Washington that the...
by Steffen Westerburger | Oct 16, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Turkey downs drone near Syrian border; Russia denies aircraft lost Loveday Morris / Washington Post Turkish warplanes downed an unidentified drone Friday near Turkey’s border with Syria, officials said, marking the latest incident of hostile fire in the...
