Change Comes to Bolivia
Change is being implemented throughout the month of February in the latest South American country to lurch leftward. Voters in Bolivia approved a...
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Satellites Collide: First Traffic Accident in Space
Like most members of the Baby Boomer generation who grew up watching movies about...
Foreign Policy Insider Holbrooke Visits Pakistan
President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, who arrived in...
Biden: Global Cop Through “Alliances”
Vice President Joseph Biden told attendees of the 45th annual Munich Security Conference that...
Russia’s Puzzling Role in Afghan Theater
On February 5, we reported about the fate of the U.S. air base at...
Fate of U.S. Base in Kyrgyzstan Uncertain
Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on February 3 that his government had decided to...
First Iranian-produced Satellite Launched
Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, announced on February 3 that on the previous day...
Gaza Cease-fire Continues to Break
For the second time in two days, the cease-fire between the Hamas Palestinian terrorist...
Globalization Talk at Davos
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel proposed a new “global financial architecture” at the Davos...
Raul Castro’s Visit to Russia
Cuban President Raul Castro began an eight-day visit in Russia on January 29, when...
Mitchell Discusses Gaza in Israel, West bank
George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration's special Middle East envoy, traveled to Israel from...
The Expanding War in Afghanistan
In an announcement made to reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on January...
A Sinking Island
Iceland’s government has become the first state casualty to collapse from the economic crisis...
Another Busy Week in the Middle East
The world's attention remained focused on the Middle East during the week of January...
British Pound, Banks Sinking
As the British pound continues downward relative to foreign currencies and the nation’s banks...
Protesting Gun Control in England
When Tony Blair was still prime minister, a peaceful protest march surprised both media...
EU Déjà Vu in the Caribbean
Just as the European Union was sold to Europeans as a trade agreement even...
Petraeus Prepares for Afghan Military Buildup
General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) in the Middle East,...
The Aftermath of the Gaza Cease-fire
On January 18, the militant Hamas regime that rules Gaza agreed to a one-week...
U.S. Military Warns of Mexico’s Collapse
A report released this month by the U.S. Joint Forces Command is warning of...