Iran Democracy Monitor No. 190
Taking aim at Tehran's domestic militia;
All not quiet on the Eastern front;
Soccer as a sign of protest;
Iran's missiles move forward
Taking aim at Tehran's domestic militia;
All not quiet on the Eastern front;
Soccer as a sign of protest;
Iran's missiles move forward
The Islamic State may be receding in Iraq and Syria, but its militants may soon find safe harbor nearby — in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
On Nov. 6, Americans will go to the polls in midterm elections that are likely to reshape the complexion of national politics. But even before they do, U.S. foreign policy will face a crucial test of resolve vis-a-vis the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
China's controversial anti-Muslim campaign...;
...gets legal cover;
Egypt's Sinai strategy goes local;
Fears of an Islamic State drone Navy;
al-Qaeda expands its African presence
Let's be clear: the Saudi murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was a despicable act by a regime that, even after enacting modest reforms recently, still tolerates virtually no domestic dissent...The United States needs Saudi support to rein in the America-hating, terror-sponsoring, nuclear weapons-pursuing, regional destabilizing and human rights-abusing regime in Iran.