by Matthew Wallin | Dec 18, 2012 | Monitor
The U.S. foreign service is comprised of roughly 13,300 personnel deployed around the world. This is less than the manpower of 2 carrier strike groups, which are often deployed more than two at a time to small regions like the Persian Gulf. With more than 285 missions...
by William Chodkowski | Dec 12, 2012 | Monitor
Egyptian army abruptly postpones “unity” talks Tamim Elyan and Marwa Awad/Reuters Contributing to a worsening political crisis, the Egyptian army postponed “unity” talks between the government and opposition, “minutes” after the opposition finally agreed to attend. ...