by Hidetoshi Azuma | Nov 7, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage MENA Why Barack Obama is writing letters to Iran’s Supreme Leader David Blair / The Telegraph Analysis: The real aim of the correspondence is to reassure Iran’s leader that “regime change” is not America’s goal...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Oct 31, 2014 | Monitor
International News MENA UN: Growing number of foreigners in terror groups Cara Anna / The Associated Press A new United Nations report says the world is facing a challenge of foreign fighters in terror groups on an “unprecedented scale,” with about 15,000...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Oct 24, 2014 | Monitor
International News Middle East, IS, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism Islamic State keeps up Syrian oil flow despite U.S-led strikes SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI / Reuters Islamic State is still extracting and selling oil in Syria and has adapted its trading techniques...
by Theresa Shaffer | Jun 2, 2014 | Monitor
Last week, the South Korean President Park Geun-hye made a statement warning against another North Korean nuclear test. She stressed that this could lead to a domino effect, in which other countries in the region may begin to see this as a threat and arm themselves...
by Kaitlyn Huppmann | May 7, 2013 | Monitor
Today is a day of eager anticipation for the national security world, as we await word on Kerry’s talks with Putin, Obama’s talks with Park, and cast a concerned eye to the upcoming Iranian election. On the climate side we have some encouraging news from...