Sometime in mid-March—reminiscent of early 1800s America when covered wagons formed wagon trains for the long trek west—a group of Hondurans fled their country hoping to find a new life in America. According to them and their supporters, their intent is to escape a dangerous environment in which their lives and the lives of their […]
Saudi Arabia on Precipice of Uncertainty
Saudi Arabia is the country’s strongest Muslim ally in the Middle East. Our fight against Islamic militancy is only successful to varying degrees because allies like Saudi Arabia stand with us. Saudi Arabia’s ability and willingness to do so, however, depends on its own political stability. That stability has been not only disturbed, it’s been […]
Perspective: ISIS-Taliban Alliance Means Longer Afghanistan Commitment
A suicide bomber attacked a rally for Balkh Province Gov. Atta Mohamad Noor in Kabul Nov. 17, killing nine. Noor, who was not present at the rally, has hinted that he will run against President Ashraf Ghani in 2019. He has not officially announced that he will run, but he is a very popular political […]
Perspective: Taliban Prisoner Release Reveals Unholy Alliance
At long last some good news emerged from Afghanistan on Oct. 12. A family kidnapped in 2012 by the Taliban was rescued and reunited with their loved ones. Caitlan Coleman and her husband Joshua Boyle, having ventured into Afghanistan on an ill-advised hiking vacation in 2012 were kidnapped by some segment of Taliban forces and […]