by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 27, 2015 | Monitor
American Security Project Launches Business Council for American Security July, 2015, Washington DC –American Security Project announces the launch of The Business Council for American Security (BCAS).The Council will be a permanent membership group supporting...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 7, 2015 | Monitor
Last Monday marked a year since the declaration of a caliphate in Iraq and Syria by the extremist group Daesh (Islamic State, ISIL, ISIS). Despite maintaining and even expanding their territorial claims over the past year, some argue that their greatest accomplishment...
by Julia Maloof | Jul 2, 2015 | Monitor
On Tuesday 1,200 prisoners, including al-Qaeda suspects, escaped from a prison in central Yemen. This outbreak is a US security issue because it contributes to instability in the Middle East, benefitting extremist groups. In order to understand the current situation,...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 25, 2015 | Monitor
Since 2000, when Bashar Assad entered into office as the president of Syria, Syria’s national GDP steadily climbed upwards. How is it then that as a country’s wealth exploded due to this very regime, so many people took to the streets against it in the 2011 protests?...
by Julia Maloof | Jun 24, 2015 | Monitor
Since 2011 Libya has become a hotbed for terrorist organizations and non-state actors to thrive, with little governance, high poverty and high unemployment levels. The disorder is bleeding into surrounding states such as Egypt and Tunisia, and empowering Al Qaeda and...
