Defense
Hagel’s Past Comments on Iran
January 8, 2013 | 11:27am
On January 7, President Obama nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to be the Secretary of Defense during his second term.
New Penalties on Iran in Defense Bill
January 7, 2013 | 9:55am
On January 3, President Barack Obama signed a $633 billion defense bill for fiscal year 2013.
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
