The Obama administration is requesting $50.1 billion in next year’s budget to fund a foreign policy that Secretary of State John Kerry has characterized as U.S. global engagement “in arena after arena.”
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Syrian Asylum: Syrian Journalist Says Refugees Just Want Second Chance
A former Syrian journalist, now safe in the D.C. area after escaping his war-torn home, knows only too well how difficult the journey can be to safe haven in the United States.
Maryland Refugee Programs Await Syrians
Various Maryland programs are readying for Syrian refugees, but there is little public awareness such help exists.
Afghans Must Take Responsibility for Own Country, Sen. Cardin Says in Foreign Policy Interview
Sen. Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sat down with Capital News Service this week to discuss some of the most pressing foreign policy issues facing the United States.
Syrian Journalist Finds New Home in Maryland
The crisis in Syria may seem a world away as it approaches its fourth year. Thousands of innocent civilians have died in the crossfire and more than 3 million Syrians have been forced from their homes. For one Maryland man,…
Syrian Resettlement to U.S. Limited by Security Issues, Process
With more than 3 million refugees created during the ongoing Syrian crises, Ahmad Beetar, a journalist displaced from Syria, tells his story of how he made his way to Glenmont, and what it’s like to adjust to a different life.