by Patricia H. Kushlis | Sep 4, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis For such a small country, international concern over the civil war in Syria is outsized. As they say in real estate, however, location is everything and Syria borders on any number of countries in the Middle East from Turkey to the north to...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Feb 19, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis On February 1, Ecevit Sanli, a Turkish suicide bomber, blew himself up at the entry to the US Embassy compound in Ankara. He also murdered a Turkish guard and wounded several other people who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Jan 23, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeThe following piece is also appearing in the Bengali daily published by the Times of India in Kolkata, IndiaU.S. President Barack Obama had practically nothing to say about foreign policy in his second inaugural address, but the figures he has...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Nov 19, 2012 | Monitor
A Review Essay by Patricia Lee Sharpe I had no idea that Israeli army reserves would shortly be called up or that Israeli tanks would soon be positioned on the border with Gaza when I bought The Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin by Yale historian Timothy...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Nov 8, 2012 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe Yes, the U.S. is divided almost equally between Democrats and Republicans. As a result, over the past four years, gridlock frequently stalled meaningful action in the U.S. Congress. Nevertheless, the popular vote as well as the quirky American...
