North Korea
Kerry’s Past Comments on Iran
On December 21, President Barack Obama nominated Senator John Kerry to be the Secretary of State during his second term.
Panetta: New U.S. Strategy to Counter Iran
On December 18, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta outlined a new U.S.
Iran Boosts North Korean Missile Program
Iran may have helped North Korea launch a multistage rocket and put a satellite into orbit on December 12, according to
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.
