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The Significance of the Tajik-Afghan Border
People walk along a bridge at the Afghan-Tajik border. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

The Significance of the Tajik-Afghan Border

Russia wants to boost security to stem the flow of militants and drugs into Central Asia.

May 22, 2013 | 09:00 GMT
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili in Brussels on Nov. 14, 2012. (JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Georgia: The West Reacts to a New Political Orientation

Tbilisi finds itself balancing its growing relationship with Russia and its extant relationship with NATO.

May 21, 2013 | 11:00 GMT
Syria: Outside Patronage and a New Offensive for the Regime
Syrian troops May 13 in Western Dumayna, which is 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) north of Qusayr. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Syria: Outside Patronage and a New Offensive for the Regime

The battle for Al-Qusayr is part of a larger effort to control the Homs governorate.

May 20, 2013 | 10:05 GMT
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