by Aaron Hesse | Nov 15, 2012 | Monitor
Earlier this week the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive-Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) kicked off its second annual two-week advanced science and technology conference in Vienna, Austria. The conference is a multi-disciplinary effort to bring...
by Aaron Hesse | Oct 22, 2012 | Monitor
The New York Times reported on Saturday that , according to administration officials, Iran and the U.S. “have agreed in principle” to meet for bilateral negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program after the election. Both sides have denied such an agreement, though a...
by Aaron Hesse | Sep 4, 2012 | Monitor
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at last week’s Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran The Non-Aligned Movement’s triennial summit in Tehran drew to a close last Friday, leaving mixed messages through which to puzzle. On the one hand, the...
by Aaron Hesse | Aug 29, 2012 | Monitor
August 29th is a rather inconspicuous day. Next Monday, September 3rd, marks Labor Day for the US and Canada. Hot dogs will be grilled, baseball will be watched, and Americans will go swimming. Last week hundreds of millions of Muslims just celebrated Eid al-Fitr...
by Aaron Hesse | Aug 27, 2012 | Monitor
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s decision to attend the meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) – a group of 120 nations allied with neither superpower during the Cold War – this week in Tehran has garnered some criticism. The Secretary General will reportedly...
