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Dissecting the Chinese Miracle

Iraq: Positive Signs

The latest reports concerning the war in Iraq suggest the situation is looking up for the United States. The important question, however, is whether we are seeing a turning point.

Nov 13, 2007 | 14:36 GMT FREE
Dissecting the Chinese Miracle

Pakistan and Its Army

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency over the weekend, and the army appears to be obeying his commands. Regardless of whether Musharraf stays or goes, the army will hold Pakistan together -- as long as it does not fracture.

Nov 6, 2007 | 08:08 GMT FREE
Dissecting the Chinese Miracle

War Plans: United States and Iran

It is a mystery as to whether the Bush administration plans to attack Iran or whether it is using the threat of attack to try to intimidate Tehran -- and thus shape its behavior in Iraq and elsewhere.

Oct 30, 2007 | 10:03 GMT FREE
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Turkey as a Regional Power

Regardless of whether Turkey decides to move into Iraq, the important issue is that Turkey has become an increasingly important and assertive regional player. It is taking its first step down a long road of recreating a regional hegemon of enormous strategic power, based in Asia Minor but projecting political, economic and military forces in a full circle.

Oct 23, 2007 | 15:30 GMT FREE
Dissecting the Chinese Miracle

The Russia Problem (Free Access)

For the past several days, high-level Russian and American policymakers, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Russian President Vladimir Putin's right-hand man, Sergei Ivanov, have been meeting in Moscow to discuss the grand scope of U.S.-Russian relations.

Oct 16, 2007 | 15:28 GMT FREE
Dissecting the Chinese Miracle

The Geopolitical Foundations of Blackwater

The controversy surrounding private U.S. security firm Blackwater's operations in Iraq has highlighted the use of civilians for what appears to be combat or near-combat missions in Iraq.

Oct 9, 2007 | 12:35 GMT FREE
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Sarkozy, the European Central Bank and Gettysburg

French President Nicolas Sarkozy believes European Central Bank policies are undermining his vision for France.

Oct 2, 2007 | 12:21 GMT FREE
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Israel, Syria and the Glaring Secret

The secret that is being kept about the Israeli warplane that the Syrians claim penetrated their airspace is not trivial.

Sep 25, 2007 | 12:54 GMT FREE

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