Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1816
Evacuation of Russian citizens in Syria?;
The U.S. quits bilateral civil society panel
Evacuation of Russian citizens in Syria?;
The U.S. quits bilateral civil society panel
Palestinian budget struggles;
Former USSR faring poorly with freedom;
Continuing negotiations over Manas transit
With U.S. troops out of Iraq and leaving Afghanistan, the last thing the American people want to hear about is the potential for another war. But the growing conflict in Mali is not a new war; it is another front in the same struggle against violent extremism America has been waging since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Thousands protest adoption ban;
Another fatal attack in Dagestan
Until recently, most Americans had never heard of the west African country of Mali. They may have heard of the Malian city of Timbuktu, but even then only as a byword used to describe the middle of nowhere. However, an Islamist insurgency has thrust Mali into the forefront of the national security debate, and highlighted the continuing complexities of the struggle against violent extremism.