The Washington Post
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 07:02
U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon’s expansion in Africa is necessary as the United States grapples with the spread of extremism and violence in countries such as South Sudan and Libya, both of which have had U.S.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 06:16
With seven of the world’s fastest-growing economies on the continent , and a rapidly rising middle-class , the emphasis of U.S. relations with Africa has shifted decisively to investment opportunities and partnership.
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 07:00
Three years after Western powers helped Libyan rebels overthrow dictator Moammar Gaddafi, they have at least temporarily abandoned efforts on the ground to bolster Libya’s foundering democracy.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 09:29
Libya is clearly entering a dangerous new phase, but conventional readings of its politics misdiagnose the problem and offer solutions that will fail or even make things worse.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:18
Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister and killed at least three people Sunday in a cross-border attack involving more than 200 assailants in the northern town of Kolofata, officials in Cameroon said.
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 07:14
A team of experts from the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security will conduct their study in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to determine whether the military can "temporarily assist".
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 06:52
The Iraqi military has killed dozens of civilians and wounded hundreds of others in indiscriminate air strikes since June 6, some of which include the controversial and illegal use of barrel bombs, a human rights organization charged Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 07:19
HE FIGHTING in Gaza has served to obscure developments in Syria that is far bloodier and more important to U.S. interests.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:52
The solution to the violence in Iraq is political, not military. But if a suitable government can be formed in Baghdad, the United States has to consider a wide range of military options. And to be effective, America’s troop presence in Iraq should exceed the hundreds of Special Operations advisers that President Obama has announced thus far.
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 06:47
The root cause dates to the parents and grandparents of the young people fleeing their countries today — our region’s “lost generation,” those who were children and teenagers in the 1980s.