by Christian Mull | Jul 30, 2013 | Monitor
Marc Lynch of Foreign Policy recently published an article titled, “They Hate Us, They Really Hate Us.” This article discusses the various reasons why so much anti-Americanism exists in Egypt. In short, Lynch argues that the Egyptian population has a considerably...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 16, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Within months after I arrived in Manila summer 1992, the US Navy took its ships and sailed off – the first time the Philippines had been left to fend for itself after 350 years of Spanish rule and 94 years of American military presence. (Photo...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 11, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis In a New York Times editorial that appeared over the sleepy Fourth of July holidays, John Sopko, special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction, is reported as highlighting in his office’s latest quarterly report seemingly as many fiscal...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 26, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis It’s not quite cucumber time in Russia. That’s at its height in August. The days are long; the nights are short but I suppose that doesn’t matter much for someone holed up in Sheremetyevo’s transit lounge unless of course there are no blackout...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 17, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis How many more embarrassing reports revealing the underside of the State Department need to leak to the media before the new Secretary does something about cleaning up the administrative swamp into which this once venerable institution has sunk....
