by Naman Jain | Aug 28, 2014 | Monitor
47 UN Peacekeepers ‘Abducted by al-Qaeda Linked Syrian Rebels’ Colin Freeman / The Telegraph Syrian militants have reportedly captured more than 40 United Nations peacekeepers during skirmishes on the Israeli border. Egypt Queries Mursi Over Documents ‘Leaked’...
by Naman Jain | Aug 26, 2014 | Monitor
Defeating the ISIL Threat – For Good Fadi Elsalameen / Huffington Post ISIL is barbaric and violent. The brutal murder of journalist James Foley last week showed the true realities of ISIL to an American audience, but throughout the region under their control, their...
by Theresa Shaffer | Aug 20, 2014 | Monitor
Clashes Erupt as Liberia Imposes Quarantine to Curb Ebola Norimitsu Onishi / NY Times Liberia’s halting efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak spreading across parts of West Africa quickly turned violent on Wednesday when angry young men hurled rocks and stormed...
by Naman Jain | Aug 18, 2014 | Monitor
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Set For Three-Way Talks on Controversial Nile Talks Nigel Wilson / International Business Times Sudan is set to host three-way talks with Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam, according to Egyptian state...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Jul 14, 2014 | Monitor
There is significant verbiage devoted to international development. Should development be primarily centered on capacity building for states or an increase in human capabilities? What does success look like? How should success be measured? Are publicly funded programs...
