by raffaellopantucci | Feb 17, 2016 | Monitor
This is a slightly longer freeflowing piece for an old site I used to contribute to fairly regularly called The Interpreter, the blog for a great Australian think tank called the Lowy Institute. Was based off some reflections from some recent travel I got to do to...
by Marylin Carino | Dec 10, 2014 | Monitor
Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Islamic State suicide bombing kills 12 Shi’ite militia fighters Saif Hameed and Dominic Evans | Reuters A suicide bomb and mortar attack by Islamic State militants killed 12 Shi’ite militia fighters north of...
by Alexander Gupta | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
On the evening of Sunday, June 8th 2014, 10 terrorists allegedly from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) infiltrated Pakistan’s largest and busiest airport. The terrorists attacked the Jinnah International Airport in the sprawling, seaport city of Karachi. ...
by Alexander Gupta | Jun 23, 2014 | Monitor
This month marks the official closing of the Transit Center at Manas in north Kyrgyzstan. The Transit Center at Manas was an American air base setup after the September 11th attacks to support the war in Afghanistan. The Kyrgyzstani government ordered the U.S. to...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 12, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis Throughout the Gorbachev years and before, the Soviet Union’s five Central Asian Republics (otherwise known as the -stans) were the strongest supporters of the Soviet Union. When the collapse came, they were also the least prepared for...