by Ali Ahmed Aldailmi | Nov 8, 2012 | Monitor
By: Ali Ahmed Aldailmi Iranian control of the Bab el Mendeb would give Tehran control of 70% of the world's oil supply.
by Elizabeth Deal | Nov 1, 2012 | Monitor
As Iran refuses to address ongoing concerns regarding its nuclear program, tensions between its leaders and the international community have escalated. The United States has made clear through multiple statements that a nuclear Iran is a serious threat to national...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Oct 10, 2012 | Monitor
Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush transits the Strait of Hormuz The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted an event on October 10 to launch its study on the economic ramifications of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons capability. The thrust of the report is that...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 30, 2012 | Monitor
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic Richard Muller/ New York Times Call me a converted skeptic. Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming. Last year… I concluded that...
by Prachi Naik | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
Exactly one week ago, in response to escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, the USS Ponce sailed into waters off the coast of Bahrain. Her arrival was a rebirth of sorts, marking the beginning of a new shift in US naval strategy. As recently as March of this year,...
