by Joe Snell | Jan 23, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — A vote by the Iraqi parliament on Jan. 5 to expel U.S. troops in the country raises concerns about whether their absence will leave minority communities vulnerable to attacks by ISIS. “These communities can least afford instability and violence because...
by Joe Snell | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Trade Bank of Iraq is expected to stop processing payments to Iran if US sanction exemptions expire next month, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. The bank is used by Iraq to pay for Iranian gas imports that are used to power the country’s...
by Alec Bose | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The women’s march this past weekend included many different interests and policy goals, including those lobbying against war with Iran. “War is a women’s issue,” said Donna Farvard, organizing director for the National Iranian American Council....
by Aishwarya Airy | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s plan to shift $7.2 billion from the Pentagon budget to pay for his planned wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is “playing politics with the nation’s defense,” the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday. “It is bad...
by Joe Snell | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Iraqi Constitution lacks basic protections for marginalized communities including the Assyrians and Yazidis, according to a report released on Jan. 2 by the Assyrian Policy Institute. The study was released in the wake of massive anti-government...
by Mark Satter | Dec 6, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Foreigners responsible for taking Americans hostage abroad have long been able to benefit from western institutions and ways of life. A new bill aims to curb that, but some experts fear it goes too far. The Global Hostage Act, introduced last month...
