by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 11, 2015 | Monitor
On Monday, President Obama acknowledged the shortcomings of the international coalition’s effort in combating the terrorist group in an address at the G7 summit in Germany. “We don’t yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitments on part of the Iraqis as...
by John Bugnacki | May 12, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria, has recently declared its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or Daesh, and renamed itself the Islamic State’s West...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 27, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads How to Make Sure Iran Is a Nuclear Non-Proliferator John Kerry and Ernest Moniz / Foreign Policy Without fanfare or hoopla, the NPT has succeeded in making the world a safer place. And now Tehran is back in the fold. Death toll rises to 3,800...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 20, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Iran’s powerful Guard rejects inspection of military sites The Washington Post International nuclear inspectors will be barred from all Iranian military sites under any deal with world powers, a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard Corps said...
by Philip Rossetti | Apr 16, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Lawmakers close in on fast-track trade deal Doug Palmer / Politico Senior lawmakers appeared to be close to reaching an agreement Wednesday night over a bipartisan trade promotion authority bill that has already ignited a fierce fight between President...
