Someone once said politics makes for strange bedfellows: “Shiite militias are making inroads into the mainly Sunni province of Anbar. Previously Anbar’s Sunni tribes have
Month: November 2014
A turning point in the Syrian Civil War?
The reports below both focus on how the formation of an anti-ISIS alliance seems to be impacting the balance of power in Syria, putting the
Iraqi Shiite militias grow brutal in anti-IS fight -AP/Yahoo
Sadly, these reports are not that surprising. To the extent the fighting in Syria and Iraq involves irregular militias, it will only get uglier. http://news.yahoo.com/iraqi-shiite-militias-grow-brutal-anti-fight-071457212.html
CIA tweets ‘Argo’ errors on Iran crisis anniversary -AFP
“The CIA on Friday good naturedly highlighted the inaccuracies in Oscar-winning Iran hostage drama “Argo,” in a series of tweets to mark the anniversary of
China’s Questionable Economic Power -Project Syndicate
Interesting analysis by Joseph Nye: “The World Bank recently announced that China’s economy will surpass that of the United States this year, measured according to
Internal rivalries hinder Rouhani’s reform efforts -Al Monitor
Interesting article on divisions within Rouhani’s administration. From the start, Rouhani has had to juggle a diverse group: reformists close to Khatami, pragmatists close to
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