by Madeline Bersch | Mar 31, 2014 | Monitor
Climate impacts ‘overwhelming’ – UN Matt McGrath / BBC The impacts of global warming are likely to be “severe, pervasive and irreversible”, a major report by the UN has warned. Scientists and officials meeting in Japan say the document is...
by Madeline Bersch | Mar 14, 2014 | Monitor
Putin speaks to Iran leader about Ukraine, Tehran’s nuclear program Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani about Ukraine and expressed his appreciation of Tehran’s “constructive approach”...
by Madeline Bersch | Mar 11, 2014 | Monitor
Earlier this month, the Department of Defense released the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, released every four years to “adapt, reshape, and rebalance [the] military to prepare for the strategic challenges and opportunities” to be faced in the coming years. This...
by Madeline Bersch | Feb 21, 2014 | Monitor
Opposition Leaders Sign Deal with Yanukovych to End Ukraine Crisis Will Englund and William Booth / The Washington Post A deal designed to end Ukraine’s long-running crisis was signed Friday afternoon by President Viktor Yanukovych and the three leaders of the...
by Madeline Bersch | Feb 7, 2014 | Monitor
In The News Syria Will Continue Peace Talks Ben Hubbard / New York Times The Syrian government said on Friday that it would continue to participate in the Geneva talks aimed at ending the country’s civil war, as civilians trapped in a rebel-controlled part of Homs...
