by Megan Slack | May 23, 2013 | Monitor
President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Today at National Defense University, President Obama laid out the framework for U.S....
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 27, 2012 | Monitor
“The Iranian nuclear program poses one of the most pressing national security challenges confronting the United States today,” writes Stephen Hadley in a new piece for Foreign Policy. “The purpose of this article,” Hadley notes, “is not to advocate for a particular...
by Mitchell Freddura | Sep 24, 2012 | Monitor
Iran Iran and North Korea deepen relations Under the framework of a recent agreement, North Korea has increased its sale of scientific technology and arms to Iran in return for cash and oil. While the agreement provides for cooperation “in research, student exchanges,...
by Dr. Rajiv Shah | Sep 7, 2012 | Monitor
At the Yemen Donor Conference in Riyadh, which I attended on September 4, I was impressed by how far Yemen has come in the past year. But I think what really made this conference stand out is that we focused on what happens after the conference, and how key...
by halverson | Mar 2, 2010 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Diplomacy, Education, Image, Islam, Media, Popular Culture, State Dept., Strategic Comm.
by Jeff Halverson In the war of ideas for the “hearts and minds” of the Muslim world, cultural diplomacy can go a long way. The US government may not be very popular abroad, but our cultural products certainly are. Many Muslims hate our policies, but they...
