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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

The Issue: Iran's nuclear program -- are talks for real?

Newly installed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been on a charm offensive this month trying to convince the West Tehran has no intention of building nuclear weapons but whether he actually reflects the true intent of the mullahs who actually run the country or is just blowing smoke is a complicated question.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

EU ponders next step toward arming Syrian opposition

Suddenly the European Union finds itself in "the thick of it" as it ponders what to do next after U.S. President Barack Obama decided for Western alliance that chosen rebel groups in Syria will be armed to topple Bashar Assad.

World News // 1 decade ago

Analyst: Can't stop Afghan corruption

The fight against government corruption in Afghanistan is being put on a back burner as Americans prepare for a graceful exit, a U.S. military analyst said.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

Arabs plan $63 billion air power buildup

Middle Eastern states are focusing on building up air-defense capabilities, a market expected to generate $62.9 billion over the current decade.

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: The new presidency and the future of American military power -- Part 1

It is a minor miracle that no federal office building or Washington think tank has ever collapsed under the weight of unread transition studies. Presidents-elect simply don't have the time to read the flood of material they are sent, transition teams often spend more time job-seeking than transitioning, and once new administrations actually pick their team at the Cabinet level, Cabinet members tend to conduct their own transition effort.

Commentary: Arnaud de Borchgrave // 1 decade ago

Commentary: Dr. Coue's geopolitical myths

To corral some 40 nations to attend the Annapolis, Md., summit last Nov. 27 on midwifing a Palestinian state, President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice relied on the "Coue method," or the healing power of the imagination. After an almost seven-year hiatus, glasses were half full and filling, and dark clouds were studded with silver linings.

Commentary: Arnaud de Borchgrave // 1 decade ago

Commentary: New terrorist nexus

The Iraq War has detracted Washington from the emerging geographic nexus of Islamist terrorism. Taliban and al-Qaida are now dominant on the Pak-Afghan border. Chaos reigns in Pakistan, which many terrorists call home. And Afghanistan is in friendly hands by day, Taliban by night.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

Defense Focus: Quantity not quality

A new analysis of the Israel-Syria military balance of power by Anthony H. Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C. concludes that while the Syrian army is much larger than the Israeli army, it remains far inferior in its quality.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Number of U.S. wounded at 2004 levels

The number of U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq has jumped upward since a push to curb sectarian violence in Baghdad began.

Odd News // 2 decades ago

Commentary: War, Peace & Rev. Moon

At a recent conference on World Peace, my hotel room window faced directly onto the Pentagon, where, of course, everyone is preparing for war. And on the day the conference opens, world peace is taking a beating.

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What nobody wants to do is see the U.S. posture for an attack on Iran
U.S. plans hardware withdrawal from Iraq Mar 16, 2009

Iraqi opposition talks as if had military capability but does not really have it
Not so fast on Iraq, expert says Jan 02, 2002

The Kurds do a bad job even of fighting fellow Kurds
Not so fast on Iraq, expert says Jan 02, 2002

The Taliban and al Qaida had virtually no air force, no real modern surface-to-air missile defense system
Not so fast on Iraq, expert says Jan 02, 2002

The Russians see the risk, just as much as we do
Smallpox watch not linked to threat Oct 22, 2001