by Matthew Wallin | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
A great deal of attention is being given recently to the State Department’s efforts to combat extremism online. Notably, a video recently released by the State Department’s “Think Again Turn Away” campaign contains graphic video of some of the many atrocities...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 3, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — countering violent extremism, or the State Department goes Godwin, plus beards, good and evil ] . Then & Now: Nazis – like #ISIS – murdered out of intolerance, hatred, zeal http://t.co/igYDgfzwUT #thinkagainturnaway...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Aug 25, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Important Update September 17, 2014: It’s recently come to my attention that the reason State is keeping its Foreign Service diversity statistics secret is because the department somehow exempted itself from providing such statistics...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 15, 2014 | Monitor
On July 8th, Secretary Kerry published an op-ed in Politico Magazine entitled, “Why Is the Senate Hobbling American Diplomacy?” 53 State Department nominations, 37 of which have already been confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, await confirmation by...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 14, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis (Note: This post is based on information collected over a number of years by a WV friend.) Pity President Obama whose standing with a key Democratic Party constituency is taking a hit over immigration policy. Is he deserving of the moniker...