Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the ...
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Two Cheers for ‘Isolationism’
A policy has to be judged by its results, and by that standard interventionism is a complete and total failure, as a look at the day’s headlines ...
Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it ...
Book review: ‘Beyond War’ by David Rohde
In “Beyond War,” David Rohde sets out to find a new path for the United States in the Middle East after a decade of war and much longer support for ...
Without U.S. helicopters, Afghans struggle to save wounded
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As soon as the Taliban bullet struck 24-year-old Afghan Sgt. Nazir Moradi’s leg, the men in his unit began brainstorming a ...
Jennifer Rubin: Obama's budget is another instance of lost credibility
It turns out that President Obama's Office of Management and Budget is no more trustworthy than the rest of his administration.
India to Station Ground Forces in Afghanistan?
Every Monday The Diplomat's Zachary Keck takes a look at the latest happenings in the Asia-Pacific region. From important meetings of heads of state, ...
Syria: Jabhat al-Nusra split after leader's pledge of support for al-Qaeda
Jabhat al-Nusra, the much-feared militant jihadist group that has taken control of large rebel-held areas of northern Syria, has split in two ...
European Union Directly Funds Al Qaeda Looting of Syrian oil
According to a report yesterday in Britain’s Guardian newspaper, the European Union (EU) is directly funding US-backed Sunni Islamist terrorist ...