by Farhad Mirzadeh | Mar 20, 2014 | Monitor
The world’s largest consumer of fossil fuels is turning to alternative energies to meet its demands. The Department of Defense spends billions of dollars a year on fuel costs. As traditional sources of power have steadily increased in price, the military is forced to...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Dec 16, 2013 | Monitor
Syria in numbers: Why the UN has made a record $6.5-billion appeal The Globe and Mail The U.N. has made a record appeal to the world in trying to raise $6.5 billion for those that are affected by the Syrian conflict. Attacks across Iraq kill at least 47 people Chron...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Dec 10, 2013 | Monitor
American Security Project’s director of external relations, Paul Hamill, is quoted in the National Journal’s article “The Sneaky Solution to Washington’s Karzai Problem.” President Karzai is frustrating the Obama Administration’s...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Dec 9, 2013 | Monitor
For Mandela, the world will come to his doorstep to say goodbye Christian Science Monitor Leaders from all around the world and ordinary South Africans will travel to the village where Nelson Mandela will be buried to pay their tributes. Give first-step Iran deal...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Dec 3, 2013 | Monitor
Violence in the Sinai Peninsula is growing and turning into a full-fledged insurgence as jihadi groups mount Al-Qaeda style suicide attacks, according to a report by the Associated Press. The article notes that the beginning of these attacks can be traced back to the...