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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg speaks to the media Dec. 18
Hints that Germany will not commit more troops to the Afghanistan mission come as tensions between Berlin and Washington are on the rise. [more]
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December 21, 2009 1629 GMT
Tehran has now signaled to the United States that it might not wait for Washington to set up an effective sanctions regime or to launch military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. [more]
FBI agents and a Texas Ranger at the apartment complex where Fort Hood gunman U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan lived
STRATFOR examines changes in U.S. counterterrorism operations over the past 10 years. [more]
QOM, IRAN - DECEMBER 20: Iranians mourn the shrouded body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri
The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. [more]
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Seoul on Dec. 17
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits Myanmar with the hopes of strengthening China's position in Southeast Asia. [more]
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