“State Department spokesperson John Kirby expressed concerns that U.S.-backed Syrian opposition factions such as Ahrar al-Sham have been cohabitating with the Nusra Front.” “Ahrar al-Sham
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Rouhani’s greatest win on the verge of becoming liability -al Monitor
There has been a great deal of concern expressed in the western press about Iran’s continuing missile program. For critics of the JCPOA (the nuclear
Public Uncertain, Divided Over America’s Place in the World -Pew Research Center
The results from recent surveys conducted by the by the Pew Research Center suggest increased public support for US military spending, continuing skepticism concerning
2016: World military spending resumes upward course, says SIPRI -SIPRI
The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is now accessible http://www.sipri.org. A few highlights from this year’s report: World military expenditure rose by 1 per cent in
“We are the death merchant of the world”: Ex-Bush official Lawrence Wilkerson condemns military-industrial complex -Salon
A very critical look at the military industrial-complex from someone within the system, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff. “Is there a
The Obama Doctrine -The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-obama-doctrine/471525/ This is a very lengthy article chronicling Obama’s thinking on a variety of foreign policy issues, many of which we have dealt with directly
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