by Hannah Levitt | Aug 10, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — While economic and diplomatic sanctions are effective in dealing with Venezuela, Latin America specialists say that the United States should work with other countries to apply pressure in favor of democracy while offering much-needed humanitarian...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who will be sworn in for a second term Sunday, is being pressured by women’s advocacy groups to add female leaders to his all-male roster of ministers. While officials close to the president have not...
by Jacob Rogers | Aug 4, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation Thursday that would cut off aid to the governing Palestinian Authority unless it halts indemnity payments to the families of Palestinians who have committed acts of terror against Israelis or...
by Misha Euceph | Aug 2, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON—Reauthorizing current surveillance laws would invade the privacy of American citizens, libertarian Sen. Rand Paul and liberal Sen. Ron Wyden warned Thursday. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 is set to lapse at the end...
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by Jacob Rogers | Aug 1, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In what would certainly be a controversial move, NATO should not allow any new countries to join to the currently strained relationship between Russia and the 29 other member countries, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon said...
by Eric Englert | Jul 26, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- Foot and Mouth Disease disaster preparation has been neglected, according to leading pork producers, veterinarians and researchers, who caution of the potential for a meat export crisis unless an emergency vaccine bank that protects against all 23 active...
