by Julia Maloof | Jun 24, 2015 | Monitor
Since 2011 Libya has become a hotbed for terrorist organizations and non-state actors to thrive, with little governance, high poverty and high unemployment levels. The disorder is bleeding into surrounding states such as Egypt and Tunisia, and empowering Al Qaeda and...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
Two years after imposing a weapons ban on Egypt, the US lifted the sanctions in March. Reinstating the $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt, the new policy intends to shift away from “cash-flow financing” (buying on credit) by 2018. This flow of aid has been...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 18, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it… 18 June 2015 Key Reads In Eurozone, growing support for a Greek exit Landon Thomas Jr / NYT After joining the euro in 2001 and through the bailouts of the last five years, Greece has been told the same thing. To belong, it must...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 10, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In Case You Missed It… June 10, 2015 Key Reads Obama lambasts Putin: you’re wrecking Russia to recreate Soviet Empire Kate Connolly / The Guardian Barack Obama has used the close of the G7 summit in Germany to deliver his strongest criticism yet...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 4, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 4 June 2015 Key Reads At Least 19 Killed in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine Andrew E. Kramer / NYT Fighting broke out Wednesday between separatist forces and Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, killing...
