Medill National Security Reporting Project
Medill/GlobalPost investigation sheds new light on $3.2 billion U.S. mine clearance and victim assistance effort.
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Medill/USA TODAY investigation of U.S. international food aid programs finds significant, entrenched problems
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#MedillRemembers James Foley, One Year Later
Remembering James Foley's life and legacy one year after his death at the hands of the Islamic State.
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Major TV networks sign onto freelancer safety compact
Read about the compact, which was signed by Medill NSJI Co-Director Ellen Shearer at Columbia University in September, here.McCormick Foundation renews grant for Medill National Security Journalism program
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has renewed a $1 million grant to fund the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University over the next two years.
The NSJ program provides journalists-in-training and working journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report accurately, completely and with context on events and issues related to defense, security and civil liberties. The initiative began in January, 2009 with an initial three-year, $1.3 million McCormick Foundation grant. The grant was also renewed for $1 million over two years in 2011.
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Navy base in Cuba houses one-of-a-kind music collection
(Jul. 28, 2015)This isolated U.S. Navy base has many facilities and services to make life comfortable for the service members and their families stationed here. Continue reading
Guantanamo hearing wraps up with more delays
(Jul. 24, 2015)Efforts to move forward with pre-trial hearings for an Iraqi accused of killing American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were delayed due to a series of legal mix-ups. Continue reading
Pretrial hearing postponed for Gitmo detainee
(Jul. 23, 2015)Terrorist suspect Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi’s pretrial hearing was postponed until September. He is charged with a number of war crimes. Continue reading
Hearings for al-Qaida commander hit snag at Guantanamo Bay
(Jul. 22, 2015)
Terrorist suspect Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi said in court Wednesday that he has “a very disturbed relationship” with his military lawyers and does not want the Pentagon-assigned team to represent him at his pretrial hearing. Continue reading
Guantanamo detainee does not want to work with defense lawyers
(Jul. 22, 2015)
Terrorist suspect Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi said in court Wednesday that he has “a very disturbed relationship” with his military lawyers and does not want the Pentagon-assigned team to represent him at the pretrial hearing. Continue reading
Gitmo hearings for top al-Qaida commander delayed
(Jul. 21, 2015)It has been eight years and three months since alleged senior al-Qaida commander Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi arrived at Guantanamo Bay. Now much-anticipated hearings related to his alleged war crimes charges have been delayed two more days. Continue reading
Iran nuclear deal sparks joy, criticism and cautious optimism
(Jul. 16, 2015)While thousands of Iranians celebrated the Iran nuclear deal in the streets of Tehran and hoped for a swift end to international sanctions that have left their economy in tatters, Iranian hardliners, Israelis, and others criticized the agreement. Continue reading
An Iran nuclear deal seems imminent — and Congress is ready to fight it
(Jul. 13, 2015)
After 17 days of talks and two blown deadlines, the US and five other nations gave themselves until midnight on Monday in Vienna to reach the final terms of an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions in exchange for rolling back economic sanctions. Iranian media initially reported that an announcement was imminent on Monday evening, but asked later if the deal would indeed be unveiled, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said simply: “No.” Continue reading
July 4 terror threats an annual but necessary ritual, experts say
(Jul. 06, 2015)Parades, fireworks and barbecues are annual July 4 traditions. So are reports of terrorist threats. And that makes Americans less likely to take them seriously even though this year’s situation is new, experts say. Continue reading
State Department report highlights abuses in Iran, Cuba
(Jul. 01, 2015)
After months of delay, Secretary of State John Kerry released a long-awaited report Thursday, raising concerns about human rights violations in Cuba and Iran, among other countries. Continue reading
