by Dan Day | Jul 7, 2014 | Monitor
Ukraine tycoon pleads for city’s safety after rebels vow to make stand Richard Balmforth / Reuters Ukraine’s richest man pleaded with the government on Monday not to bomb Donetsk, a city of a million people where hundreds of heavily armed pro-Russian...
by Thomas Campbell | Jul 1, 2014 | Monitor
In light of extensive global criticism of the Nigerian government’s lackluster efforts to retrieve the schoolgirls that were abducted by the terrorist organization of Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan has hired the DC-based Levick Public Relations firm to assist...
by John Bugnacki | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
As President Obama argued in his recent West Point foreign-policy speech, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and al Shabab constitute a significant threat to both regional and international security. However, while groups like Boko Haram and al Shabab desire to...
by John Bugnacki | Jun 26, 2014 | Monitor
Daily News Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit Oliver Holmes and Isabel Coles / Reuters Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which...
by Dan Day | May 27, 2014 | Monitor
Obama Close to Authorizing Military Training of Syrian Rebels Adam Entous / Wall Street Journal President Barack Obama is close to authorizing a mission led by the U.S. military to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad and al Qaeda-linked...
