by Anil Powers | Oct 21, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Embattled Syrian President Flies to Moscow to Meet with Putin Andrew Roth, Erin Cunningham / The Washington Post Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ventured outside his beleaguered nation for the first time in more than four years Wednesday to meet...
by Anil Powers | Oct 14, 2015 | Monitor
There appears to be no end in sight for the war in Syria. As ISIS continues its campaign of terror in the region, Russia and Iran increase their military support of the Assad regime, intensifying a conflict that has already affected millions of people. With no...
by Anil Powers | Oct 14, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Refugee Rhetoric Echoes 1938 Summit Before Holocaust, UN Official Warns Sam Jones / The Guardian The dehumanizing language used by UK and other European politicians to debate the refugee crisis has echoes of the pre-second world war rhetoric with...
by Anil Powers | Oct 7, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Escalating Syria Attack, Russia Fires Missiles from Warships Andrew E. Kramer, Anne Barnard / The New York Times Sharply escalating its role in Syria, the Russian military launched on Wednesday medium-range cruise missiles from nearly 1,000 miles...
by Anil Powers | Oct 6, 2015 | Monitor
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest regional trade accord in history. It finally emerged after years of negotiations between the US and eleven Pacific Rim nations. It now faces months of scrutiny in a politically divided Congress, although the threat...
