International Community Calls for a Free and Sovereign Lebanon

Hariri's assassination earns Syria unwanted international attention
Marianne Stigset
February 17, 2005

Pyongyang Damps Hope for Nuclear Deal

Is North Korea's recent pronouncement more than mere rhetoric?
Anna Fifield
February 11, 2005

An Empire's Fraying Edge

The creeping destabilization of the north Caucasus has implications for the future of Russia
February 15, 2005

Questions of Timing…

North Korea's recent declaration, that it possesses nuclear weapons and is pulling out of multilateral talks, was strategically timed
William C. Triplett II
February 14, 2005

Beijing Counts Cost of Supporting an Embarrassing Old Friend

The possible undercutting of China's defense guarantee to North Korea indicates an attempt to distance China politically from the regime
Hamish McDonald
February 14, 2005