There’s a New Player in the Horn of Africa
BY ABDI LATIF DAHIR UAE is funding ports and military bases in an area already…
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Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by US Tank Deal
BY MARCUS WEISGERBER The U.S. State Department says Riyadh can buy 153 Abrams tanks, 20…
Meet the Small Iraqi Town that Breeds Jihadis
BY PETER SCHWARTZSTEIN / QUARTZ No matter where you turn when covering ISIL’s two years of terror…
How Facial Recognition Might Stop the Next Brussels
BY PATRICK TUCKER Keeping terrorists away from crowded spaces requires recognizing them before they get…
Yemen’s Refugee Crisis Is Spilling Over Into Somalia
By Jake Flanagin Quartz There are now nearly 1.5 million displaced people in Yemen, though…
Google Earth Is Helping Syrians Call In US Air Strikes
Kurdish militia fighters are using Android tablets and free Google mapping tools to track battle…
Saudi Arabia Responds to Iran Deal: Give Us 600 Patriot Missiles
By Marcus Weisgerber The Kingdom’s request for additional interceptors could be the first of many…
How Technology Will Help Enforce the Iran Deal…And Cheat On It
The UN’s nuclear monitors have great new sensors, but eavesdropping gear and radioactive residue will…