by Theresa Shaffer | Jul 8, 2014 | Monitor
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) held a panel on July 8 to discuss the challenges of sanctions in the Iran nuclear talks. The panel began by stating that since the 1979 Iranian revolution, there have been 16 executive orders from the White House, 10...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 31, 2014 | Monitor
By Jyrki Iivonen, Guest Contributor (Jyrki Iivonen was Director for Public Policy at the Finnish Ministry of Defense from 2002-13 and Minister Counselor at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC from 1996-2000. He was editor-in-chief of Maanpuolustus (National...
by zen | Feb 18, 2014 | Monitor
As I mentioned previously, I needed to make a more substantive reply to Victor Allen’s claims for R2P. I am very tardy in doing so, for which I apologize to Mr. Allen but better late than not at all. While addressing some of Victor’s specific points, I...
by zen | Feb 7, 2014 | Monitor
I thought I would call the attention of the readership to a debate that has been ricocheting around different social media platforms on R2P ( “Responsibility to Protect“). I have dealt with the topic several times in the past, related to the ideas of...
by Andrew Holland | Sep 27, 2013 | Monitor
Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Summary for Policymakers of the first section of its 5th Assessment Report in Stockholm, Sweden. The report details the physical science basis for climate change. Essentially, this report seeks...