Syria: a modern crucible of ancient hatreds

Jun 7, 2013 by

The long-nurtured religious and clan hatreds damning Syria seem incomprehensible to 21st century Americans and Europeans. The US,...

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Afghanistan, still a poisoned chalice

Jun 4, 2013 by

The carnage in Syria has put the Afghan war on the backburner for a while. But, as the debate intensifies on what the Obama...

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Justice’s assaults on journalists could give...

May 20, 2013 by

The US Justice Department actions against Fox News and AP strike at the core of the White House’s credibility around the world as a...

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Obama’s choices worsen as Syria nears point ...

May 10, 2013 by

The Syrian war is entering a new phase that could start the country’s breakup and suck the US into a black hole from which almost...

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China-India spat signals Beijing’s tensions ...

May 3, 2013 by

Fresh signs of tension between China’s military and the new Beijing regime are peering through a surprising backdoor. President Xi...

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UN groups censure US over Gitmo hunger strike

May 1, 2013 by

Even as the Obama administration presses Russia and China to end human rights violations, it received a broadside from several United...

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Pakistan teeters as extremists covet elections

Apr 11, 2013 by

The assassination by Islamist Taliban zealots of a leading candidate today for Pakistan’s May 11 elections is a foretaste of how...

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Rift widens over Syria while UN warns of breaking ...

Apr 10, 2013 by

Bringing Syria’s Bashar Assad to the negotiating table has become harder following a widened rift between Secretary of State John...

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A spiritual Pope Francis could spark a “Catholic S...

Mar 13, 2013 by

The sudden leap of Pope Francis to the geopolitical stage as supreme leader of one of the world’s oldest episcopal jurisdictions...

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Reducing ruin from disasters: the next big thing

Feb 14, 2013 by

A small piece of good news has emerged from Ethiopia, one of the world’s poorest countries per capita and probably the oldest...

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