"ISIS or ISIL, will define the last year of the Obama administration... if the fight bogs down, so too will Obama’s agenda in his last year." - Defense Issues, Leaders and Programs To Watch in 2016 | "...10 million more will come to Europe... Schengen [abolishment of border controls] has collapsed." - EU Refugee Crisis 2016: 10 Million More Asylum Seekers Heading To Europe, German Official Warns | Vladimir Putin interview on relationship with West
Defense Issues, Leaders and Programs To Watch in 2016 National Security Adviser: Susan Rice, Obama’s adviser since July 2013, wields largely unprecedented powers over the national security apparatus. She has reportedly clashed with Carter and his predecessor, Chuck Hagel, and critics inside the building often use her as a scapegoat for problems with the war in Syria and Iraq. The roadmap for the war against the Islamic State group runs through her office. Islamic State group: It seems obvious to say, but the Islamic State group, commonly known as ISIS or ISIL, will define the last year of the Obama administration. If the US and its allies are able to show tangible progress against the group, it could allow room for addressing other issues; if the fight bogs down, so too will Obama’s agenda in his last year. France calls for Russia to end strikes on Syria amid Madaya crisis | News | DW.COM | 11.01.2016 Russia Is Arming Hezbollah, Say Two of the Group’s Field Commanders - Th