by Charles Cameron | Apr 22, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — an attempt to make it clear how complex the various religious affiliations in the Yemeni conflict are ] . My latest piece for LapidoMedia, briefing journalists on religious aspects of contemporary news, is now posted there under a slightly...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 21, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘seriously wounded in air strike’ Martin Chulov and Kareem Shaheen / The Guardian The leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been seriously wounded in an air strike in western Iraq, sources have...
by Philip Rossetti | Apr 16, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Lawmakers close in on fast-track trade deal Doug Palmer / Politico Senior lawmakers appeared to be close to reaching an agreement Wednesday night over a bipartisan trade promotion authority bill that has already ignited a fierce fight between President...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 13, 2015 | Monitor
While the recent nuclear framework agreement between the P5+1 and Iran is a major step towards ensuring that Tehran does not obtain nuclear weapons, some justifiably point out that a final deal might turn Iran into a “second Saudi Arabia,” albeit one that will wreak...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 7, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads VP Joe Biden to give major speech on Iraq’s future AP / Al Arabiya News Vice President Joe Biden is planning to give a major speech Thursday about the progress that’s been made to strengthen Iraq’s government and beleaguered military....
