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The Afghan Abyss, Deeper All the Time - Real Clear World
After nine months of confusion, chaos, and cascading tweets, Donald Trump’s White House has finally made one thing crystal clear: the U.S. is staying in Afghanistan to fight and -- so they insist -- win. “The killers need to know they have nowhere to hide, that no place is...
The hopeful future meets with the Dalai Lama - The National
Peace is a word easily said and often universally flashed in photos with the index and middle finger parted in the shape of a V. Yet as a concept and way life, it is far more difficult to achieve and maintain as chapters of history and current headlines testify. In almost every generation, there are conflicts and atrocities committed by mankind. But nonetheless, hope remains and is born again and again through its newest generation of heroes.
Honoring America’s Veterans by Building Peace
This weekend, Americans observe Veterans’ Day. We honor those who served in our nation’s armed forces, and especially the sacrifices they made in times of war. These men and women know better than most of us the terrible costs to be paid when human conflict turns violent.
Iraq's Vice President Requests Us Assistance Against Iran-Backed Militias In His Country - Iran News Update
On Tuesday, Iraq’s top Sunni leader said that the growing influence of Iranian-backed Shiite militias is his nation’s most important security threat, and requested U.S. military aid to Sunni forces. Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi is in Washington this week for talks with Trump administration officials...
ISHM: NOVEMBER 3 – 9, 2017 - Education for Peace in Iraq
VP Nujaifi Sets Conditions for May Elections in Speech at USIP; Denies Report He Asked U.S. to Arm Sunni Militias – In a speech this week at the US Institute for Peace, Sunni Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi outlined the conditions...
Grandview teacher brings peace into classroom - Jackson Country Advocate
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has selected Grandview teacher Amy Cameron to serve in the 2017 Peace Teachers Program. The Peace Teachers Program is rooted in the conviction that educators can be pivotal in bringing...
In this Burkina Faso town, fighting crime depends on dialogue - PBS NewsHour
As coalition forces are putting the squeeze on al-Qaida and Islamic State terrorist networks in the Middle East, the extremist groups are moving to Africa to make their mark.
Loyola Students Put Jesuit Values into Action in Washington - Loyola Phoenix
Fifteen Loyola community members with a mutual hunger for social justice flew to a yearly Jesuit advocacy event in Washington, D.C. last week. The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) works to integrate various Jesuit academic institutions’ values into real-world lobbying and advocacy among the country’s senators.
VP Nujaifi Calls Shi’ite Militias Looming Threat; Five Killed in Iraq - Antiwar
While at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi described the Shi’ite militias as a “parallel army” and the greatest security threat to Iraq’s future. Nujaifi is the highest-ranking Sunni in Iraq’s government. He wants the militias...
William B. Taylor on Ukraine, Trump and Putin - SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124
William B. Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about recent developments in Ukraine and whether President Trump and Putin should meet in Vietnam rather than engage at a lower diplomatic level.