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South China Sea Conflicts Ignited United States Pivot To Asia Pacific – Analysis
By Dr. Subhash Kapila The United States possibly would have preferred to delay its strategic pivot to Asia Pacific till 2014 by which time the planned draw-down of US military forces from Afghanistan would have commenced. China seems to have forced the US hand in doing so by…
Number Of Refugees In World At 18-Year High
More people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major new factor in global displacement, according to a UNHCR report. UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report, released on Wednesday, covers displacement that occurred during 2012 based…
US Agrees To Meet With Taliban
Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will meet in the coming days for their first formal talks to try to find a peaceful settlement to the war in Afghanistan, senior US government officials said Tuesday. Speaking on the condition of anonymity during a background briefing, the…
Obama To Speak At Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
By Kent Klein U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic…
Obama To Urge US, Russia To Reduce Nukes By One-Third
(RFE/RL) — A senior U.S. official says President Barack Obama is planning to propose that the United States…
China: Dissident’s Wife Writes Open Letter To President After Brother Is Jailed
A open letter to President Xi Jinping by Liu Xia, the wife of jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu…
Piracy Worse in Gulf Of Guinea Than In Somalia
As of last year, the Gulf of Guinea has become even more dangerous than the waters off the…
Hagel Hails Milestone In Afghanistan Security
Praising the Afghan people for their determination and noting the sacrifices that led to achievement of the milestone,…
Iran: President-Elect Rohani Comments On Opposition House Arrests
Hassan Rohani’s appearance at a press conference on Monday June 17 to answer a wide range of questions…
Kazakh Woman Jailed For Preparing Stepson For Suicide Bombing
(RFE/RL) — A court in Kazakhstan’s western city of Atyrau imposed a seven-year prison term on a young…
Albania Award For Rumsfeld Raises Eyebrows
By Besar Likmeta The timing of a decision to award former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld a ‘National…