by Rory Johnston | Aug 20, 2013 | Monitor
Why Effective Policy Matters George P. Shultz / Defining Ideas Sometimes small events have a major impact on your thinking. I remember the day my Marine Corps boot camp drill sergeant handed me my rifle. He said, “This is your best friend. Take good care of it and...
by Wes Reichart | Jul 3, 2013 | Monitor
Climate extremes are ‘unprecedented’ Roger Harrabin / BBC News The Earth experienced unprecedented recorded climate extremes during the decade 2001-2010, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Kerry wraps up marathon trip citing progress on Syria talks,...
by Rory Johnston | Jun 26, 2013 | Monitor
US Tones Down Demands That Russia Expel NSA Leaker Lara Jakes / AP Rebuffed by Russia’s president, the Obama administration toned down demands Tuesday that fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden be expelled from a Moscow airport in a sign that...
by Justin Yarros | Feb 6, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 6 February 2013 Reimagining America’s energy policy Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) America has an opportunity to reimagine how we think about energy. The possibilities of abundance are very different from the trappings of scarcity, and...
by William Chodkowski | Dec 20, 2012 | Monitor
Where’s The Beef? Krepinevich Slams Vagueness of US Strategy Sydney Freedberg Jr./AOL Defense The president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has raised concerns that the administration’s strategic guidance released in January so far has...