by raffaellopantucci | Dec 30, 2015 | Monitor
It has been a quiet holiday period so far, though I kept busy catching up on work and doing a couple of solicited op-eds. This first one was in response to the British Defence Secretary’s announcement of the deployment of more British forces to help Nigeria...
by Jesse A. Heitz | Dec 30, 2015 | Monitor
By: Jesse A. Heitz The classical principles of counterinsurgency, while still exceptionally appropriate for countering regionally dominant insurgencies, are inadequate for countering modern global insurgency.
by Agence France-Presse | Dec 30, 2015 | Monitor
By: Agence France-Presse “General John Campbell will ask Barack Obama to delay the withdrawal of troops for as long as possible as the Taliban offensive gathers strength.”
by Voice of America | Dec 30, 2015 | Monitor
By: Voice of America "Afghans are fleeing to Europe in numbers not seen even under the repressive Taliban regime."