“It’s a scenario that has long confounded law enforcement: How do you crack down on extremism without creating more of it? From the radicalization of
Tag: American Foreign Policy
US plan for proxy army to fight Isis in Syria suffers attack -The Guardian
The US strategy of backing the Kurds and Shi’a against ISIS has had some success. However, their strategy of simultaneously supporting “moderate” anti-regime forces in
The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here -The Atlantic
“The Obama administration’s anger is “red-hot” over Israel’s settlement policies, and the Netanyahu government openly expresses contempt for Obama’s understanding of the Middle East. Profound
The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove” -The New Yorker
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, a very funny
Obama administration downgrades signature Mideast democracy program -al Monitor
“MEPI’s demise is indicative of a broader backing off from supporting civil society and falling back into the old pattern of not antagonizing old allies.”
Islamic State: What has Kobane battle taught us? -BBC
This came out just before the Kurds claimed to have retaken Kobane. 1. Kobane is not “strategically” important. 2. Both IS and the Pentagon chose
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