foreign affairs
Is Iraq breaking up?
September 5, 2014A significant section of the Iraqi public is not willing to let the country split up.
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Ukraine crisis the focus of NATO summit this week
September 3, 2014A combination of regular Ukrainian military supplemented by private militias organized by right wing political groups had been bombarding the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk.
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Tensions high in Ukraine in spite of agreement
April 22, 2014The problem is that there was no involvement of disaffected elements from primarily Russian-speaking communities in Eastern Ukraine in the talks that led to the announcement.
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Iran and the pitfalls of detente
September 30, 2013So Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has officially declared the end of the reckless round of adventurous rhetoric and foreign policy pursued by his country's Islamist regime in recent years.
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Iraqi Social Forum could be eye-opener for Americans
September 25, 2013The first Iraqi Social Forum, which opens Thursday in Baghdad, could be an eye-opener for Americans, who will be able to participate online.
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