Iran’s participation also appeared to signal how Iran is emerging from decades of American-imposed marginalization. Only two years ago, it was disinvited from joining Syrian
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In 1983 ‘war scare,’ Soviet leadership feared nuclear surprise attack by U.S. -Washington Post
“In 1983, we may have inadvertently placed our relations with the Soviet Union on a hair trigger,” the review concluded. That autumn has long been
Iran’s careful balancing act -al Monitor
“even as Iran shows determination to move forward with implementing the nuclear deal, its leadership is also showing signs of wariness about moving to expand
The Drone Paper -The Intercept
A very detailed overview of the US Drone program in “Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into
Why the U.S. military can’t succeed in training foreign armies -Reuters
“The reason that U.S.-trained foreign forces usually do not prevail is not because they are poorly trained and ill-equipped. In fact, they often have better
Syria’s one hope may be as dim as Bosnia’s once was -Reuters
This article is very speculative, but it provides a potential model for post-civil war Syria. As the article also mentions however, the situation in Syria
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