by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jan 6, 2015 | Monitor
Habib Essid Nominated as Tunisia’s Prime Minister On Jan. 5, former Interior Minister Habib Essid was nominated as Prime Minister by Tunisia’s newly elected parliament. Essid is no stranger in the Congressional palace, as he held a variety of positions in...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 9, 2014 | Monitor
Amid dreadful headlines about Boko Haram, al Shabab and Ebola, the same issues that have always afflicted the continent, a positive atmosphere is emerging within Africa. The core of the August 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit focused on trade and investment, and...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Oct 2, 2014 | Monitor
President Obama’s objective to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) involves a multi-pronged strategy. It includes “a systematic campaign of airstrikes,” increased American service members to support forces in Iraq, training and...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Sep 22, 2014 | Monitor
In a recent piece for HuffPost’s The Hill, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and ASP Consensus Member Tara Sonenshine discussed the public diplomacy value of NASA’s announcement of $8.6 billion in contracts to SpaceX...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Sep 10, 2014 | Monitor
How to Invest and Manage Risk Join ASP on October 2nd for a half-day event bringing together experts from the public and private sector, as well as policy makers and members of the media to discuss the mutually beneficial impacts of US private investment on the...
