A Newtown Family's Campaign To Change How We Think About Violence - NPR
This week marks five years since the mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
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Iraq’s Sadr militia agrees to disband, surrender weapons to Baghdad - Washington Times
The paramilitary wing of influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr on Monday agreed to disband its forces and hand over its cache of weapons to the Iraqi government, making it the first Shia militia to lay down its arms in the aftermath of Islamic State’s defeat in the country.
Trump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria - New Yorker
Despite the deaths of as many as half a million people, dozens by chemical weapons, in the Syrian civil war, the Trump Administration is now prepared to accept President Bashar al-Assad’s continued rule until Syria’s next scheduled Presidential election, in 2021, according to U.S. and European officials. The decision reverses repeated U.S. statements that Assad must step down as part of a peace process.
In Afghnaistan, Today’s Pro/government Militias Could be Tomorrow’s Insurgents - War on the Rocks
President Ashraf Ghani looks set to mobilize a new 20,000-strong militia to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan. The story of militias loyal to his former running mate and current vice-president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, should give him pause. Many of Dostum’s former commanders...
Age is not a limit to making a difference –Imrana Alhaji Buba - Punch
Imrana Alhaji Buba, 25, is a community development facilitator and the founder of Youth Coalition Against Terrorism. He speaks about his passion
What’s Next for the Palestinians? - The Cipher Brief
President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has left Palestinian leaders questioning the United States’ ability to effectively spearhead any future peace negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Trump’s announcement has also sparked...
Let’s get real about America’s security - Kansas City Star
Just months in office, the Trump administration is responding to the imperative for America to lead in stabilizing distant, war-torn countries. That wasn’t the plan for a president who campaigned on narrowing America’s engagement in crises abroad to rebuild the economy at home.
اعتبار القدس عاصمة لاسرائيل.. عملية السلام أمام امتحانها الأصعب - Al Arabiya
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Brinkmanship: US-North Korea relations - PRI/America Abroad Media
Never before has the threat of a nuclear missile from North Korea been more pressing. “Even in a conventional conflict, within the first few days you would have anywhere from 30,000 to 300,000 deaths," said North Korea expert Frank Aum. "Obviously, those numbers go up exponentially when you have a nuclear weapon involved.”
Iraq Study Group papers of Lee Hamilton available digitally through IU Libraries - News at IU Bloomington
The Iraq Study Group Papers of former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton are now available in digital format from Indiana University Libraries, providing researchers and the public with a behind-the-scenes look at a bipartisan panel that influenced U.S. policy in Iraq.