by Sam Hickey | Dec 17, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Navy Seals, a Beating Death and Claims of a Cover-Up Nicholas Kulish, Christopher Drew, Matthew Rosenberg / The New York Times The three NAVY SEALs stomped on the bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests, the witnesses recalled. They...
by Sam Hickey | Dec 3, 2015 | Monitor
Pakistan’s nuclear calculus has been the subject of much scrutiny because its government is unstable, its population is volatile, and its nuclear weapons program is the fastest expanding on Earth. Pakistani officials have maintained that their nuclear program’s only...
by Sam Hickey | Nov 24, 2015 | Monitor
On Monday, November 16th, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted the Global Security Forum 2015 in Washington, DC. The event featured panels of government officials, think tank fellows, and business professionals to discuss the major national...
by Sam Hickey | Nov 23, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Told He Must Go, Syria’s Assad May Outlast Obama in Office Bradley Klapper / The Associated Press Bashar Assad’s presidency looks likely to outlast Barack Obama’s. As the United States has turned its attention to defeating the Islamic State...
by Sam Hickey | Nov 9, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Defense Secretary Ash Carter says Russia, China Potentially Threaten Global Order Robert Burns / The Associated Press Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about...