Category: Blogs

Marius Montius Caesar: A Latter Day Shakespearean Tragedy?

By Julian Lindley-French

“Beware the ides of March” a Soothsayer warns Caesar. Marius Montius Caesar is made Dictator of the Roman Republic to save the Republic in the name of the Republic. Critical is the support Caesar enjoys from the heads of the two leading families of the Empire, Angela Portia Merkela, formerly of the Germanic tribe, and […]

Top News: Brotherhood and Salafis Split Over Cabinet Vote

By Mara Revkin

Egypt’s Journalists Under Attack

By Kwame Lawson

In mid-July of last year, in the affluent district of Heliopolis, a small group of citizens calling itself ‘The Silent Majority’ gathered to protest the protestors: “Tahrir doesn’t represent the Egyptian people – we have a range of opinions, and a host of demands far more significant than those belonging to the narrow interests of […]

McCain urges US to sign Strategic Partnership Agreement with Karzai at NATO summit

By Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill

From Carlos Munoz, DEFCON Hill:  The U.S. military "will remain a fact on the ground" in Afghanistan long after a White House deadline to have all American troops out of the country expires, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said today.

Russian president orders military to prepare countermeasures against US missile shield

By Vladimir Isachenkov, the AP

Volunteer army wins hearts, minds of young Germans

By Alice Baghdjian, Reuters

From Alice Baghdjian, Reuters:  Voluntary military service has exceeded expectations in Germany, which continues to struggle to define its international and military role in the historical wake of past aggression.

Ending the Afghan Slog

By James Joyner

Standing alongside British prime minister David Cameron, President Obama declared, “This is a hard slog. This is hard work. When I came into office, there had been drift in the Afghan strategy, in part because we had spent a lot of time focusing on Iraq instead. Over the last three years, we have refocused attention […]

France on highest terror alert in shooting region

By CBS News

From CBS News:  French President Nicolas Sarkozy says authorities are raising the terrorism alert to its highest level across a swath of southern France where a gunman opened fire on a Jewish school before fleeing. Sarkozy said Monday’s attack in Toulouse, which killed three children and a rabbi, was the worst-ever school shooting in France. […]