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 Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 5, 2014 | Monitor
In a recent op-ed on Globalist.com, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and ASP Consensus Member Tara Sonenshine re-framed the ongoing Ebola crisis as a challenge and an opportunity for public diplomacy. Acknowledging the...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 21, 2014 | Monitor
The Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of two ambassadors today, Eunice Reddick as Ambassador to Niger and Michael Lawson as Ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). While this is welcome progress, it is not enough. The alarming...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 18, 2014 | Monitor
An op-ed in today’s LA Times by LTGen Claudia Kennedy USA (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret.), both of the American Security Project, call on the Senate to prioritize the confirmation of the more than 40 nominees for vacant ambassadorial positions. The...
