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Geopolitical Diary Archive

Feb 22, 2012 | 0326 GMT

Two years into the crisis, the Europeans have finally achieved some sort of stability.

Feb 21, 2012 | 0251 GMT

The fight in Yemen is not over, but the United States has every reason to hope and pretend that it is.

Feb 17, 2012 | 0627 GMT

The United States currently finds itself either in outright hostilities or in the middle ground between tensions and incentives for negotiation.

Feb 16, 2012 | 0302 GMT

The Russian-led military alliance is changing in ways that could enable it to eventually counter other security alliances in the region.

Feb 15, 2012 | 0148 GMT

Although Spain may have lied about its 2011 deficit figures, the European Union knows that its options for punishment are severely constrained by the current crisis.

Feb 14, 2012 | 0326 GMT

That a covert war is raging between the West and Iran is no surprise. The remarkable aspect is the disparity between the two efforts.

Feb 10, 2012 | 0542 GMT

The upcoming conclusion of the largest amphibious exercise in a decade is a reminder of the importance of maintaining high proficiency in expeditionary operations.

Feb 9, 2012 | 0334 GMT

The more effective international NGOs become, the more seriously they will be taken, and the more likely governments are to try to control them.

Feb 8, 2012 | 0511 GMT

An already complicated French election race has been enhanced by Angela Merkel’s endorsement of Nicolas Sarkozy and the release of France’s annual trade figures.

Feb 7, 2012 | 0326 GMT

Unsettled by the precedent set by the U.N. intervention in Libya, China and Russia vetoed a resolution on Syria over the weekend.

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