Today's presidential election has been decided, and Democratic Senator Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. And though President-elect Obama is unlikely to make any wholesale changes to America's foreign policy when he takes office...
Pakistan Denies ‘Secret Understanding’ on US Strikes
A spokesman from the Pakistani embassy denied tonight a report that his government has a "secret understanding" with the United States on the contentious issue of unilateral US air strikes launched into Pakistani territory. The report stems from comments in an article...
Report: Positive Indications From US on Iraqi Pact Amendments
Though no formal response has been made from the United States, nor is one expected until sometime after today's election, a well-placed Iraqi member of parliament, Sami al-Askari of the ruling United Iraqi Alliances, says that the government has received "positive...
Election’s Impact on War and Peace
Americans head to the polls today to decide on a successor to President Bush, and if the multi-hour long lines at polling places across the country early today are any indication, the turnout will be enormous. And while the foreign policy positions of the two major...
Rights Group Concludes Georgian Cluster Bombs Killed at Least Three of Their Own Civilians
Human Rights Watch has determined that Georgian cluster bombs used during the brief August war with Russia landed in at least nine Georgian towns, killing at least three civilians and littering the countryside with thousands of bomblets which could potentially kill...
Indian Govt Dismisses Obama “Rhetoric” on Kashmir
In a move that has riled up some members of India's opposition parties, Barack Obama linked the tensions in Indian Kashmir with Pakistan's clashes with militants along its border with Afghanistan, and suggested that "we should probably try to facilitate a better...
Anger Among Minorities as Iraqi Parliament Amends Provincial Election Law
Iraq's parliament voted with an over two-thirds majority in favor of amending the provincial election law passed last month to give a single guaranteed seat to each key minority group in the provinces of Basra, Nineveh, and Baghdad. A guaranteed representation was...
Pakistani President Presses Halt to Drone Strikes in Petraeus Meeting
US General David Petraeus met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and other top officials today in what was described by the general as a "very frank and very forthright" conversation, during which the Pakistani officials asked if the United States would be so...
Iraqi Military ‘Ready’ to Replace US
With an apparent eye on the ever growing possibility that the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Iraq will not be approved of by the end of the year, Iraq's Ministry of Defense reportedly says that they are ready to replace the...
Like US, Iraqis Divided on McCain, Obama
With 150,000-plus US soldiers still in their country over five years after the invasion, the Iraqi public is watching the upcoming US presidential election with great interest. But much like the American public, they appear divided on whether Republican Party nominee...