Pakistan has begun to reach out diplomatically to some of its traditional enemies in Afghanistan, a policy shift that could have a crucial impact on post-2014 Afghan government and stability. Islamabad has always supported the Afghan Taliban, a Pashtun movement,...
As the troops from President Obama's military surge in Afghanistan now leave the war-torn country, a transition to "Afghan security" is supposed to be taking place, but the war is increasingly seen as a failure. "A decisive end seems nowhere in sight," reports The...
Steel Sanctions Have Iran Scrambling to Import Coal | Coal trade booming with Syria, Lebanon used as intermediaries
Revenge Attacks Loom as Misrata Fighters Conquer Bani Walid | Families continue to flee as pro-govt fighters say town is ‘finished’
Escalating Syrian Civil War a Lose-Lose for US | Key US allies face destabilization as war spreads
African Union: Western Nations to Bankroll Mali Invasion | Britain, others expected to fund African-led war
Israel’s Super-Hawk Merger Makes Iran War the Election’s Central Issue | Opposition must differentiate itself from Israel’s ‘war party’
US Airport Security Interrogates Pakistani Politician Over Drone Opposition | US officials called him ‘Taliban supporter’
Britain: Talks Under Way on US Using Bases for Iran Attack | Cameron: Britain opposed to attack ‘at this moment’
Lieberman Defends Party Merger Amid Signs of Likud Revolt | Likud ministers fear merger will chase off moderate, religious voters
