by Kathy Duong | Mar 25, 2014 | Monitor
The ‘Battle of Taipei’ Shows Just How Wary of China Young Taiwanese Are Emily Rauhala / Time Taipei police used batons and water cannons to clear protesters from Taiwan’s government headquarters Monday morning. A group of several hundred demonstrators had been...
by Nathan Daniels | Mar 13, 2014 | Monitor
Egypt: Spotlight on Politics, But Economic Challenges Growing Nikhil Lohade / Wall Street Journal While politics remains at the front and center for now, Egypt’s economy continues to flounder – and needs some urgent attention too. How the Ukraine Crisis May Complicate...
by Nathan Daniels | Feb 20, 2014 | Monitor
What We Are Reading: Kiev’s Brief Truce Shatters in Bursts of Gunfire Andrew E. Kramer and Andrew Higgins / New York Times Ukraine’s descent into a spiral of violence accelerated on Thursday as protesters and riot police officers used firearms in a clash as opposition...
by Nathan Daniels | Feb 19, 2014 | Monitor
Back in January, I wrote about an event I attended hosted by the Stimson Center, Benefit or Burden? The Future of U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons. During this event, Former Air Force Chief of Staff, General Norton Schwartz, along with former Ambassador to Germany and...
by Nathan Daniels | Feb 18, 2014 | Monitor
Today the American Security Project hosted an event titled, Defense Budget Issues for FY15: A Conversation with Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, moderated by BGen. Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.) CEO, American Security Project Since sequestration and passage of the new budget,...
