| Turkey Goes From Pliable Ally to Thorn for U.S. Turkey has recently asserted a new approach in the Middle East, its words and methods as likely to provoke Washington as to advance its own interests. nytimes.com |
The Marine Corps’s Combat Art Program The Marine Corps isn’t the only service to have a combat art program, but many regard it as the one most deeply committed to its artistic mission. nytimes.com |
Boycott of Theater in Israeli Settlement Grows Dozens of Israel theater professionals have signed a letter protesting plans, announced this week, for Israeli theater companies to perform in a new cultural center nearing completion in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. feeds.nytimes.com |
British woman kidnapped in Afghanistan A BRITISH woman has been kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan along with two Afghan drivers and an Afghan guard. news.com.au |
U.S. Keeps Iran Off Board of U.N. Women’s Agency The successful effort to block Iran’s bid for a seat on the board of UN Women was part of a larger United States strategy to isolate Iran. nytimes.com |