Abd-El Kader Fellowship Lecturer: John Kiser
Author John Kiser joined the School of Diplomacy last month on January 16 to meet members of the Abd-El Kader fellowship team at Seton Hall University.
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Middle East
Reuters: UAE Hires American Ex-Spies to Hack Dissidents
Jarrett Dang Staff Writer A special investigation by Reuters has unveiled a secret Emirati spy ring that used Americans
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A Secret Trip: Acting Pentagon Chief Talks Peace with the Taliban
On February 11, acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan for previously unannounced talks with the Taliban this week.
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On Tuesday, February 5, it appeared that the war in Afghanistan was finally moving towards a peaceful conclusion. Representatives of the Taliban and key Afghan political figures, like former President Hamid Karzai, met in Moscow for two days in another step forward in resolving Afghanistan’s 17 year long war.
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Turkey Releases Detained American Pastor
Andrew Brunson and his wife arrived back in the United States after 15 years of living in Turkey on October 13 and attended a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office
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New Border Crossings in Divided Cyprus, First in Eight Years
Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings in the Southeastern village of Dherynia and Northwest town of Lefka for the first time in eight years. This was the latest push for peace after multiple failed United Nations negotiations last year.
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Covert Israeli Action Escolates Violence in Gaza
On Monday November 12, seven Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a covert Israeli operation. The exchange occurred outside of the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza strip.
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Saudi airstrikes bombard Yemen as world media fixates on Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia continues its airstrikes in Yemen by bombarding a vegetable market in the Hodeidah province, killing 19, in the background of other events that receive greater coverage.
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Iran Votes to Fight the Financing of Terrorism
Iran’s Parliament voted on Sunday, October 7 to join a global convention to cut off terror financing.
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As Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Boil, Egypt Resumes Role as Regional Mediator
On October 4, a senior delegation belonging to the Palestinian fundamentalist movement Hamas concluded its trip to Cairo, signaling the end of another round of Egyptian-mediated negotiations between Hamas and rival Palestinian faction, Fatah.
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