by Julia Maloof | Jul 16, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 16 July 2015 Key Reads Abe pushes security bills through Japan’s lower house Yuka Hayashi / WSJ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a significant stride toward his goal of expanding the role of Japan’s military Thursday, as the...
by Julia Maloof | Jul 9, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it…. July 9, 2015 Key Reads Kremlin critics say ‘climate of fear’ grows Timothy Heritage / Reuters Kremlin critics say a climate of fear is growing in Russia after the upper house of parliament drew up a list of...
by Julia Maloof | Jul 2, 2015 | Monitor
On Tuesday 1,200 prisoners, including al-Qaeda suspects, escaped from a prison in central Yemen. This outbreak is a US security issue because it contributes to instability in the Middle East, benefitting extremist groups. In order to understand the current situation,...
by Scott Monje | Jun 1, 2015 | Monitor
The U.N.-administered camp at Mazrak, northwest Yemen is now stretched beyond capacity after a Saudi military offensive against the Houthis starting early November uprooted a fresh wave of IDP families. (Photo credit: Hugh Macleod/IRIN) Yemen had drawn little...
by Philip Rossetti | Apr 29, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Remarks Announcing the Release of the 2015 QDDR Report John Kerry / Department of State A year ago the Secretary charged our team, under the leadership of the QDDR co-chairs, to pull no punches about how State and USAID operate, how we need to operate, and...
