The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait Revive Concerns on Security Friday June 26 th , 2015  at  2:08 PM 1 Share Violence shaking three different countries on Friday touched off new fears of hard-to-stop terrorist attacks and brought fresh soul-searching in Europe over whether governments are doing all they can to fight violent extremism at home and abroad. The shooting spree in a Tunisian resort area on the Mediterranean popular with European tourists and Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for a rare mosque blast in Kuwait highlighted... Justices' pointed dissents to gay marriage ruling show unusual discord Friday June 26 th , 2015  at  2:07 PM 1 Share The U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on same-sex marriage in a historic 5-4 ruling. The justices ruled that states cannot deny gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-sex couples.  VPC