by Marcin Michniowski | Nov 14, 2013 | Monitor
U.S. carrier starts Philippine storm relief as Aquino comes under pressure Stuart Grudgings / Reuters A U.S. aircraft carrier “strike group” started unloading food and water to the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines on Thursday, as President Benigno...
by zen | Jan 30, 2013 | Monitor
The Obama administration, though they would not characterize it as such nor have much desire to acknowledge it at all, have attempted a strategic detente with the “moderate” elements of political Islam. This policy has not been entirely consistent; Syria,...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 22, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — sincerity and symmetry as the basis for dialog and negotiation ] . . If you read me regularly, you know I’m passionate about form as well as content. Here’s the New York Times report on the interactions between Presidents Obama...