by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | May 21, 2015 | Monitor
Background First established in 1992, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency Directorate (TIKA) projects span 5 continents (TIKA). Countries with “shared cultured and geography” are recognized as official priorities Priority Interest Areas include...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jan 20, 2015 | Monitor
Five of the latest developing stories in the MENA region. 1. Houthis take over Yemen Presidential Palace On Tuesday, one day after agreeing to a ceasefire, Shia Houthi fighters have taken over Yemen’s presidential palace which houses the main office of...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jan 6, 2015 | Monitor
Habib Essid Nominated as Tunisia’s Prime Minister On Jan. 5, former Interior Minister Habib Essid was nominated as Prime Minister by Tunisia’s newly elected parliament. Essid is no stranger in the Congressional palace, as he held a variety of positions in...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Oct 9, 2014 | Monitor
ASP Senior Fellow Andrew Holland was recently quoted in a piece for the Washington Examiner by Zack Colman. The article argues that the global oil geopolitics will be little affected by the latest oil price reduction as a result of the U.S. energy boom. Noting that...
by Kameron Simmons | Feb 12, 2014 | Monitor
The international community has recently seen the Greater Middle East go through one of its most tumultuous transitional periods since the Cold War. Through this period the world watched a wave of unrest sweep the populace, materializing in political...