This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Hamid Karzai is hoping to strengthen his reputation as a nationalist and undermine U.S.-Taliban negotiations.
China's organizational changes have particular significance for the dispute with Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.
This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.
Pyongyang is declaring a return to a state of open hostilities.
Beijing uses its many coast guard organizations to press its territorial claims without risking a naval conflict.
The army's intervention in protests is not an indication that it is preparing to assume control.
Further funding cuts will diminish the U.S. military's relative power.