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Running Out of Time in Iraq

May 15, 2007
President Bush has long resisted setting any timetable for progress or troop withdrawal in Iraq. But a group of Republicans, worried about their party’s chances in future elections, warned the president that, unless some signs of progress emerge, they could no longer support his strategy after...

Bush, India, and Two Degrees of Separation

March 29, 2006
Remnants of the old non-proliferation movement continue to haunt the agreement that would allow the US to sell nuclear technology to India, in that the US has not revealed plans to treat India as an equal nuclear partner. The US has multiple goals for such an agreement, including reducing India’s...

East-to-West Migration Remaking Europe

November 29, 2005
Janis Neulans is a Latvian laborer embarking on a journey that is becoming more and more common these days. Neulans travelled from Latvia to Ireland, where he felt that he could build the type of life for himself that is not possible in his home country. Since Latvia and nine other countries were...

Asia’s Clouded Horizon – Part II

Yoichi Funabashi
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Bush May Turn to UN in Search for Iraq Solution

May 24, 2007
The Bush administration is considering an alternative to the surge, and is in the process of internationalizing the Iraq crisis. This plan involves an expanded role for the United Nations, and also a greater role for regional countries, who must realize that their security depends on success in...

Trading Civil War for Small-Town Sweden

May 29, 2007
Almost 4 million Iraqis have left their homes, fleeing sectarian violence in Iraq. Millions of refugees have fled to neighboring countries of Jordan and Syria, but growing numbers look to the stability of the West. Iraqi security, language and computer workers who assisted US troops shortly after...

Sudan-Chad Deal – Another Saudi Diplomatic Win

May 21, 2007
A slow response on the part of the international community and the challenge of mediating between the regional combatants has stymied efforts to halt the violence in Darfur. Saudi Arabia may have made some progress on the latter front, after successfully negotiating an agreement between Sudan and...

Al-Qaida's Smart Bombs

July 11, 2005
In spite of US counterterrorism efforts since 9/11, al-Qaida has killed over 700 people in at least 17 bombings in the last four years. An overwhelming majority of terrorists who sacrificed their lives in its attacks were citizens of Persian Gulf countries in which the US has stationed combat...
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