by Anil Powers | Oct 14, 2015 | Monitor
There appears to be no end in sight for the war in Syria. As ISIS continues its campaign of terror in the region, Russia and Iran increase their military support of the Assad regime, intensifying a conflict that has already affected millions of people. With no...
by Anil Powers | Oct 6, 2015 | Monitor
For nearly 20 years, al-Qaeda and its ideological cousins have been the most important threats to national and global security. They will remain so over the next 20-30 years. Since its inception, al-Qaeda has used large-scale terrorist attacks and other forms of...
by Steffen Westerburger | Sep 30, 2015 | Monitor
Ever since its formation in early 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been an important cornerstone of the national security strategy of the United States. This military alliance, once founded to counter the Soviet threat during the Cold War,...
by American Security Project | Sep 9, 2015 | Monitor
This article by ASP Adjunct Fellow Asha Castleberry describes her impressions of Iraq from her time in the Middle East. My return home from the Middle East confronted me with a major U.S. foreign policy debate: how to counter the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIL), also...
by Anil Powers | Sep 9, 2015 | Monitor
The civil war in Syria is in its fourth year with no clear end in sight. While battles rage on between the forces of the Assad regime and rebel groups, civilians leave their homes and flee the country. With millions having already fled Syria and still more to...
