Rather than simply being name changes, the appointments of Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Gina Haspel may signal the beginnings of a shift in White House foreign policy stance.
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Max Rodgers May 29, 2018 Asia and Pacific, Europe, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Russia and Eurasia, Security and Defence, The Americas, Uncategorized
Rather than simply being name changes, the appointments of Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Gina Haspel may signal the beginnings of a shift in White House foreign policy stance.
Read More »Irena Baboi July 2, 2017 Europe, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
Muslims in the Balkans have traditionally been and continue to be moderate, and post-war extremism in the region has yet to translate itself into widespread domestic violence. Nevertheless, ISIS has had some success in recruiting fighters for the wars in Syria and Iraq from the region.
Read More »Lauren Stauffer February 20, 2017 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
History bears witness that controversy and disagreement with the United Nations should not be met with calls to defund the U.N., which can and will result in the world turning a blind eye to mass atrocities occurring daily.
Read More »Irena Baboi September 6, 2016 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Security and Defence
September 6th, 2016 By Irena Baboi – Research Assistant On the night of July 15, a faction of the Turkish army attempted to overthrow the government in Ankara and take military control of the country – and failed. The killing of ...
Read More »Rohullah Yakobi May 26, 2016 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
Confirming Mullah Mansour’s death, the Taliban have announced Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada as their new leader. A statement on their website reiterates the terrorist group’s insistence on violence.
Read More »Julie Lenarz February 28, 2016 Middle East and North Africa
There is no room for moderation in extremism and no room for genuine reform in a theocracy led by religious fascists.
Read More »Julie Lenarz and Michael Miner September 9, 2015 Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
The US and its coalition should look hard as its position in siding with an ally that fears a Kurdish State more than an Islamic one.
Read More »Barbara Matias September 1, 2015 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
As a Middle Eastern conservative nation, womanhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a constant struggle, one that the government tends to, often far too literally, cover up.
Read More »Julie Lenarz August 31, 2015 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Uncategorized
There is no shortage of evidence of how in the past Western-supplied goods became tools of repression.
Read More »Julie Lenarz June 24, 2015 Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
Saudi Arabia is an affront to anyone who has regard for basic human rights and our silence in the face of such violations is a ghastly disgrace.
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