by Caroline Julia von Wurden | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
9/11 Nation Remembers 9/11 On 13th Anniversary of Attacks Scott Neuman | NPR On the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President Obama, first lady and vice president gathered on the White House lawn to observe a moment of silence. ISIS, Terrorism,...
by Thomas Campbell | Aug 14, 2014 | Monitor
Do US sanctions on Russia threaten NASA’s space programme? Rebecca Morelle / BBC In July, President Obama matched the EU’s latest round of sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Many of them target powerful people close to President Putin who are...
by Adin Dobkin | Aug 12, 2014 | Monitor
The Russian annexation of Crimea and the scores of pro-Russia militants taking up arms in Eastern Ukraine — before it physically happened, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who labeled it a likelihood. This example of a ‘black swan event’ is far from the only...
by John Bugnacki | Jun 6, 2014 | Monitor
Daily News Obama and Putin Chat on Sidelines of D-Day Anniversary Lunch NBC News Syria’s rebel fighters: Down but not out The Economist President Barack Obama and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Friday on the sidelines of D-Day anniversary events in...
by Theresa Shaffer | May 28, 2014 | Monitor
‘America Must Always Lead,’ Obama Tells West point Graduates Mark Landler / The New York TimesA day after announcing that the last American soldier would leave Afghanistan at the end of 2016, the president told this latest class of Army officers that the...
