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Israelis hold banners showing captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest calling for his release in Oct. 2009
Video Dispatch: A Prisoner Swap in Israel
November 25, 2009 0038 GMT
Rumors of a prisoner swap involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit -- held captive by Hamas for three years -- are swirling in the Middle East. But so too are rumors that imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti will be included in the deal. Analyst Reva Bhalla says Barghouti's release seems doubtful, however. [more]
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U.S. Naval Update Map: Nov. 24, 2009
November 24, 2009 2238 GMT
A weekly approximation of the current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups, based on available open-source information. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) and Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian in Chisinau
Russia: Trying To Maintain a Balance in the Caucasus
November 24, 2009 2222 GMT
Russia hopes to contain Azerbaijan's rhetoric -- and military -- as negotiations between the Caucasus country and neighboring Armenia continue. [more]
Demonstrators demanding the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit protest outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net
Israel: Rumors and Reality on a Prisoner Exchange Deal
November 24, 2009 2131 GMT
Divisions within Hamas and an Israeli reluctance to meet the group's demands on the prisoner exchange deal will complicate any potential deal from being carried out. [more]
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Situation Reports
Russia, NATO: Council To Hold Ambassador-Level Meeting
November 25, 2009 0022 GMT
The Russia-NATO Council will hold an ambassador-level meeting Nov. 25 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, RIA Novosti reported Nov. 24, citing Russia's mission to NATO. The diplomats will meet to discuss preparations for the Dec. 4 Russia-NATO Council's foreign ministers' meeting. The diplomats will also discuss NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's upcoming visit to Moscow, slated for December.
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Iran: P-5+1 Drafts Resolution To Present To U.N. Nuclear Watchdog
November 25, 2009 0011 GMT
Yemen: Navy Captures Vessel Carrying Weapons
November 24, 2009 2337 GMT
Turkey: Cyprus To Block EU Talks
November 24, 2009 2333 GMT
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Sanctions and Strategy
November 23, 2009 2002 GMT
Sanctions satisfy the need to appear to be acting while avoiding the risks of action. [more]
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A Terrorist Trial in New York City
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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Brazil and Iran: An Unlikely Partnership
November 25, 2009 0135 GMT
Brazil will not sacrifice a relationship with the United States for a relationship with Iran. [more]
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