by The Long War Journal | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
The US launched its second drone strike in four days in Yemen, killing three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives today as they traveled in the south of the country. The remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers launched missiles at a vehicle...
by Dr. Jill Biden | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
Dr. Jill Biden talks with members of the USS Fitzgerald during their stop in Singapore. (Photo Credit: Jay C. Pugh) Before leaving Singapore this past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a BBQ with U.S. service members and their families stationed in Singapore,...
by Christian Mull | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
Marc Lynch of Foreign Policy recently published an article titled, “They Hate Us, They Really Hate Us.” This article discusses the various reasons why so much anti-Americanism exists in Egypt. In short, Lynch argues that the Egyptian population has a considerably...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — notes towards a pattern language of conflict and conflict resolution: bridging divides in Baghdad 2013, Netherlands 1888 and the Germanies 1961 ] . I’ll be collecting examples of “dualities and the non-dual” here, because...
by Ranjit Singh and Youssef Aboul-Enein | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
By: Ranjit Singh and Youssef Aboul-Enein Many commentaries have shown that the temptation to view Syria as a regional chess match is strong.