Carool Kersten
Dr. Carool Kersten's is a lecturer in Islamic Studies at King's College London. His areas of expertise include contemporary Islam and current affairs in the Muslim world, Islam in…
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Bruno Schiemsky
Mr. Bruno Schiemsky is former coordinator of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, and a security consultant in Nairobi, Kenya.
US pledges to maintain Afghan strategy
AFGHANISTAN - A new US commander is preparing to take charge of NATO forces in Afghanistan, even as June was revealed to be the deadliest month for international troops since the…
Charles Kupchan
Dr. Charles Kupchan is former Director for European Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council. He is currently Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, and…
Fadi Elsalameen
Fadi Elsalameen is the CEO of PalestineNote.com, an internet newspaper on The Middle East, Israel, and Palestine. Elsalameen served as the Director of Institutional Advancement at…
Terrorist attack in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - At least 5 people have died and more than 12 have been injured in a bus bombing in Istanbul.
Peacekeepers die in Darfur
DARFUR, SUDAN - Three peacekeepers from Rwanda have been killed during an attack on UNAMID, the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.
Why Obama's Cairo speech didn't change perceptions
At the gathering at the Bibliotheka Alexendrina, the dominant question is why has there been so little change visible since President Obama made the effort to address the Islamic…
Why Obama's Cairo speech didn't change perceptions
At the gathering at the Bibliotheka Alexendrina, the dominant question is why has there been so little change visible since President Obama made the effort to address the Islamic…
UK government apologizes for Bloody Sunday
LONDON, UK - British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized on behalf of the United Kingdom for the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings, when 13 civilians were shot dead by British s…
Halting unrest in Kyrgyzstan requires government to achieve legitimacy
The violence in Osh and surrounding areas has claimed many lives. One estimate is that as many as 180 have been killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes. The situation appea…
Asher Pirt
Asher Pirt is a specialist on Russian and Central Asian affairs. He holds a masters in Russian Studies from UCL and served ten years in the British Territorial Army, with operatio…