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AQAP feeds off Yemen chaos; Carter is wheels up for Asia; What’s the next step against ISIS?; 308 ships for the Navy!; And a bit more.

  • Gordon Lubold and Ben Watson
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The Students at the Kenyan University Were Warned of a Terrorist Attack

A raggedy poster — assumed to be a joke — foretold of a coming campus assault.

  • Alinoor Moulid Bosh, Quartz
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How Norway Lost Control of Its $500 Million Arctic Sub Base to the Russians

The Cold War-era facility now hosts Russian vessels linked to energy giant, Gazprom.

  • Kabir Chibber, Quartz
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These Groups Were Also Celebrating the Iran Deal

Iranian-backed governments and organizations across the Middle East have reason to cheer on the framework agreement.

  • Bobby Ghosh, Quartz
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Obama’s Next Iran Challenge Is Even Thornier than Nukes

Obama will now have to do the thing he has been reluctant to do so far: confront Iran in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon.

  • Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
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The US Has Joined the War for Yemen, But Why?

Why did the White House so eagerly sign up to back a Saudi-led Yemeni intervention that appears to be guided by dangerously unclear goals?

  • Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
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Welsh’s nuclear concerns; At last—a breakthrough on Iran; Airstrikes in Yemen making a difference?; No mercy in Tikrit; ‘Make a hole’; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Ben Watson
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Terrorists Are Turning Their Sights on Schools and Students

From attacks on schools by the Pakistani Taliban to kidnappings of students by Boko Haram in Nigeria, young people are proving an alluring target for violent groups.

  • David A. Graham, The Atlantic
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Outline in Hand, Iran-Nuke Negotiators Turn to Details

Negotiators settled on 'key parameters' for a future deal now set to be finalized in late June.

  • Marina Koren and Priscilla Alvarez, National Journal
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Is Iran a Totalitarian State?

The answer has consequences for U.S. strategy in nuclear talks with Tehran.

  • Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
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‘Double-overtime’ in the Iran talks; Yemen air war roll-up; #ThrowbackThursday for Russia and Norway; Military suicides not linked to war?; Menendez exits SFRC; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Ben Watson
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Remember, America's Top Spy Says Iran Isn't Trying to Build A Nuke

When a politician, analyst or pundit mentions an Iranian 'nuclear weapons program' they are referring to a program that the intelligence community is not aware of.

  • Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
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What Iran deadline?; Tikrit to be cleared ‘within hours’; White House reversal on Egypt; Carter on Biden; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Ben Watson
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Here’s When the Next Incursion Into Ukraine Could Happen

The Minsk II agreement is roughly in place, but not for long, according to one former NATO supreme allied commander.

  • Patrick Tucker
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How Cheap Oil Is Reshaping Global Hotspots

From Russia to your local gas station, the consequences of low fuel prices are clear. But the second and third order effects are only beginning to become apparent.

  • Moisés Naim, The Atlantic
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Carter’s messaging blitz; Iran talks in ‘new phase’; CIVCAS in Yemen; US airstrikes on hold in Tikrit?; The officer/enlisted standard shifting?; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Ben Watson
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In Syria, Today's 'Lost Generation' Could Be Tomorrow's Militants

Half of the country's children are not in school, sowing instability for another generation.

  • Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz
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Carter on retaining the best; Another coalition emerges in the Middle East; Militias still in Tikrit; Where to put Iranian stockpiles?; ‘Doolittle Raider’ passes at 95; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Ben Watson
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Pentagon: Yes, Taking Tikrit Just Got Harder

DoD official concedes that Iran was helping Iraq take back its city.

  • Patrick Tucker
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The Reckless Man's Case for Bombing Iran

John Bolton's newest proposal for yet another war in the Middle East was assessed as a bad idea by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates three years ago.

  • Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
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