by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 27, 2012 | Monitor
“The Iranian nuclear program poses one of the most pressing national security challenges confronting the United States today,” writes Stephen Hadley in a new piece for Foreign Policy. “The purpose of this article,” Hadley notes, “is not to advocate for a particular...
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 24, 2012 | Monitor
Iran Iran and North Korea deepen relations Under the framework of a recent agreement, North Korea has increased its sale of scientific technology and arms to Iran in return for cash and oil. While the agreement provides for cooperation “in research, student exchanges,...
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 20, 2012 | Monitor
20 September 2012 Cheap natural gas hurting coal market The Virginian-Pilot Every lost job is a tragedy. And so there is pain in each of the 1,200 jobs being cut by Alpha Natural Resources, the company that bought the beleaguered Massey Energy. North Slope Oil is...
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 17, 2012 | Monitor
Iran Netanyahu Seeing Red Last Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.” The Prime Minister may have been...
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 14, 2012 | Monitor
Mitchell Freddura On Tuesday the National Research Council released its much anticipated report on missile defense, with the lengthy (if scrupulously descriptive) title Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S....