Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressing lawmakers in Tehran on Nov. 15
November 20, 2009 2122 GMT
Amid largely fruitless meetings and increasing rhetoric surrounding the Iranian nuclear issue, Israel and Russia remain the players to watch. [more]
photo--Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) on Oct. 26
November 20, 2009 1635 GMT
The global economic crisis and inherent structural factors made a return of this pernicious economic ill inevitable. [more]
photo--Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko in Moscow on Jan. 18
November 20, 2009 1452 GMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin continued their two-day meeting in Yalta. [more]
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November 21, 2009 1850 GMT
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Nov. 21 that his country could use military force if talks with Armenia over the longstanding Nagorno-Karabakh dispute are not fruitful, AP reported. Aliyev and his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, are slated to meet next week to discuss the territorial dispute. Aliyev said if that meeting produces no results, "our hopes for negotiations will vanish." He said Azerbaijan would like to settle the dispute peacefully but will not wait forever.
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Global Security and Intelligence Report
November 18, 2009 2153 GMT
There has been much ado about the decision to try the "Gitmo Five" in a federal court in Manhattan, but it may be the most secure civilian court in the country. [more]
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November 16, 2009 2035 GMT
The decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to have accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried in federal court highlights the failure of international law to evolve to deal with combatants like al Qaeda members. [more]
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The decision to appoint relative unknowns to the positions of EU president and foreign minister raises interesting geopolitical questions. [more]
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