by Anil Powers | Dec 1, 2015 | Monitor
A little over a month ago, for the first time in four years, Egypt held parliamentary elections. Since a popular revolution toppled President Mubarak in 2011, political participation in Egypt had risen immensely. Yet on October 18, 2015, few turned out to vote,...
by Riza Kumar | Aug 3, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads A divided Taliban clings to war in wake of leader’s death Pamela Constable / Washington Post New peace talks have been abruptly postponed, and the Taliban official named to replace Omar has just vowed to keep its religious war going in a desperate bid...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 27, 2015 | Monitor
American Security Project Launches Business Council for American Security July, 2015, Washington DC –American Security Project announces the launch of The Business Council for American Security (BCAS).The Council will be a permanent membership group supporting...
by Julia Maloof | Jul 2, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it… 2 July 2015 Key Reads Cubans greet latest step in US thaw with hope tempered by reality Victoria Burnett / NYT At the building along Havana’s seafront that will soon become America’s first embassy in Cuba in more than 50 years, life...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
Two years after imposing a weapons ban on Egypt, the US lifted the sanctions in March. Reinstating the $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt, the new policy intends to shift away from “cash-flow financing” (buying on credit) by 2018. This flow of aid has been...
