by Jonathan Panikoff | May 6, 2013 | Monitor
By: Jonathan Panikoff Syria is already in crisis but the death or departure of President Bashar al-Asad is likely to intensify violence and destruction in the country, not quell it.
by Lucas Winter | May 1, 2013 | Monitor
By: Lucas Winter The pressures on Yemen are centrifugal rather than centripetal, by which the power of the center is weakened to the benefit of poles of regional power. These centrifugal forces could…
by Yasir Kuoti | Feb 22, 2013 | Monitor
By: Yasir Kuoti As someone who was born and lived in Iraq, I witnessed much of what Dr. Sassoon describes and believe that his analysis is profound and accurate.
by Iver Gabrielsen | Feb 4, 2013 | Monitor
By: Iver Gabrielsen The Surge was only one piece of a broader confluence of events, critically the Shiite victory in the civil war, the formation of “Sons of Iraq” groups, the cease-fire of…
by Alexa Hoyne | Feb 4, 2013 | Monitor
By: Alexa Hoyne A model for the Iraqi military that seeks to minimize the threats of sectarianism, insurgency, and rampant unemployment over the next five years through mandatory conscription—a strategy designed to forge a national…