ISIS, one year later… “In the 12 months since, more than 3,000 people in Syria alone have died at the hands of the militants and
Month: June 2015
Greek Capital Controls -Various
Here is an overview of the Greek situation, covering the decision to impose capital controls, some background on how capital controls work, and some of
The Economist Explains: Why China is creating a new “World Bank” for Asia -The Economist
“…the AIIB has stoked controversy because Asia already has a multilateral lender, the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Why is China creating a new development bank
Argument: The Enemy You Know and the Ally You Don’t -Foreign Policy
After the fall of Ramadi, the accepted wisdom has been that the problem is the government in Baghdad. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has continued in
U.N. peacekeeping and transactional sex -Washington Post
“Yesterday, the United Nations’ Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) released a rather scathing report on enforcement and remedial assistance efforts for sexual exploitation and
ANALYSIS: Can Syrian Kurds maintain momentum after IS defeat in Tal Abyad? -Middle East Eye
Recently there have been a number of news stories suggesting IS was sweeping across both Iraq and Syria; the Assad regime was on its last