by Galen Petruso | Oct 25, 2012 | Monitor
October 25 2012 Fighting rages in Syria before Brahimi’s truce Khaled Yacoub Oweis/Reuters Despite encouragement from China and Iran for all sides to respect a proposed ceasefire over the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Syrian forces have escalated operations...
by Benjamin Plackett | Sep 21, 2012 | Monitor
A Manhattan fallout shelter from the Cold War. Photo: Flickr/Kate Haskell It turns out that China’s been mixing its nuclear missiles in with its conventional ones at the same military bases. Not really, uh, advisable: that makes it really hard for other...
by Noah Shachtman | Sep 7, 2012 | Monitor
Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and a B-2 bomber fly in formation. Photo: USAF Should the U.S. actually take Benjamin Netanyahu’s advice and attack Iran, don’t expect a few sorties flown by a couple of fighter jocks. Setting back Iran’s...
by Daniel Painter | Sep 6, 2012 | Monitor
As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, many will see an opportunity to end engagement with Pakistan, a frequently frustrating ally. However complicated the U.S.-Pakistan relationship may be, walking away from Pakistan would be a strategic mistake. This Perspective Paper...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 30, 2012 | Monitor
Osama bin Laden films an undated propaganda video. Photo: CIA Before SEAL Team 6 was sent into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden, the troops were given a cover story, in case the mission went south. They were supposed to say that they were deep in Pakistani territory,...
