by Dan Day | May 27, 2014 | Monitor
European Union leaders will meet tonight in Brussels to discuss last weekend’s Parliamentary election results in which voters decidedly voiced their discontent with the status quo. Extremist parties on both the right and left boasted strong results in the UK, France,...
by Dan Day | May 22, 2014 | Monitor
Elections for the European Parliament kicked off Thursday in the Netherlands and the UK and will continue through Sunday as all 28 European Union member states give voters the chance to shape the only directly elected body within the EU. While low turnout figures and...
by Terri Lodge | Jun 17, 2013 | Monitor
In a surprise, moderate Hassan Rowhani was elected President of Iran on Friday, June 14. Known to be politically astute, he is a pragmatist and may provide the opening for a diplomatic solution on Iran’s nuclear program. Only time will tell if Rowhani will be able...
by William Chodkowski | Nov 7, 2012 | Monitor
7 November 2012 Iran cool to re-elected Obama and talk of talks Reuters Iran reacted coolly to Barack Obama’s re-election on Wednesday, as the head of its judiciary condemned the “crimes” of U.S. sanctions and indicated the president should not...
by Joshua Foust | Oct 24, 2012 | Monitor
Inside the U.S. consulate in Benghazi the morning after the attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Photo: AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri Cross-posted from Joshua Foust’s regular column with PBS Need to Know....