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7 Years After Islamic State Genocide, Yazidi Survivors Still Seeking Justice - VOA's Extremism Watch
When Lamiya Haji Bashar, 23, was trying to escape Islamic State (IS) captivity, she lost her sight in a landmine explosion that also scarred her face. Bashar was 16 when IS militants rampaged through the Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2014, killing thousands of Yazidi men and...
Pouring Money to Overturn Policies? Chinese Big Tech Firms Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts - Vision Times
Chinese tech companies have stepped up efforts to influence the U.S. government as spending on lobbyists has surged in recent months. The increased spending comes after Washington took strict actions against several Chinese firms due to...
China's Digital Silk Road in Africa and the Future of Internet Governance - China-Africa Research Initiative
The Digital Silk Road (DSR) is a Chinese policy initiative launched in 2015. Six years later, there is relatively little concrete information about what it has achieved so far. This study offers a preliminary analysis of what the DSR entails in Africa. We seek to understand its effectiveness as a policy initiative by measuring...
Top Counterterrorism Envoy Could Be First U.S. Ambassador to Sudan in Decades - Foreign Policy
The Biden administration is narrowing the list of potential candidates to be the first U.S. ambassador sent to Sudan in decades, and a top counterterrorism official is at the top of the list, according to...
Middle East House Subcommittee meets to discuss Lebanon crisis - The Jerusalem Post
The House Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism met on Thursday to discuss Lebanon’s “political paralysis, economic crisis and challenges to US policy. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Florida), Chairman of the committee, said that the resignation of...
Biden and Iraqi PM seal agreement ending US combat mission in the country - The Jerusalem Post
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden's withdrawal of...
Memory of Netanyahu era gives Bennett leverage over Biden, at least for now - The Times of Israel
The Biden administration’s decision to delay its plan to reopen a Jerusalem consulate for the Palestinians, at Israel’s behest, has exposed a unique dynamic in the relationship between the world superpower and its Mideast ally. Despite the power imbalance, U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to...
Biden says U.S. will end its combat mission in Iraq as its prime minister visits the White House. - The New York Times
President Biden said on Monday that the United States would end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, shifting fully to an advisory and training role as America dials down its involvement in long-term conflicts in the Middle East. “We’re not going to...
Biden Takes Two Paths to Wind Down Iraq and Afghan Wars - The New York Times
When it comes to winding down America’s wars, the contrast between President Biden’s handling of Iraq and Afghanistan is growing sharper. At the White House on Monday, Mr. Biden promised Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi of Iraq that the United States would...