by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 14, 2015 | Monitor
On August 13, Al Jazeera America news anchor Stephanie Sy spoke with ASP CEO BGen. Stephen A Cheney in response to a recent letter signed by 36 retired admirals and generals in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, referred to as the Iran deal. The...
by Julia Maloof | Aug 12, 2015 | Monitor
Today, the world’s largest recipient of refugees is Turkey, with over 1.5 million. The war in Syria has led to an estimated 9 million people fleeing the country. But Turkey’s borders are not only subject to the pressures of immigration. Hundreds of foreign fighters...
by Riza Kumar | Aug 3, 2015 | Monitor
On July 31st, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi extended the nation’s state of emergency for another two months. With two large-scale terror attacks against foreign nationals since March, President Essebsi and the legislative body have taken a firmer role against...
by American Security Project | Jul 30, 2015 | Monitor
Today, the United States faces a looming threat to national security: climate change. As our service in all four branches of the military taught us, we must prepare for all threats, even those that are over the horizon. We see that our armed forces are already acting...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 30, 2015 | Monitor
Since the deadly terrorist attacks that killed 30 in Suruc two weeks ago, President Recep Erdogan has initiated an air campaign on the Islamic State (Daesh in Arabic). Yet, the Turkish government’s efforts have been aimed largely at Kurdish positions in northern Iraq...
