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    • October 2009
      
      • UK considers Afghan troops boost
      • Obama's speedy Nobel prize could rebound: analysts
      • Too Late...
      • Why Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Could Hurt Obama
      • U.S., Iran move closer to nuclear deal
      • Iran, world powers agree to draft deal on uranium
      • Barack Obama 'surprised and humbled' by Nobel Peace Prize
      • Generals Speak Their Minds
      • The Safe Haven Myth
      • For Obama, India isn't special
      • Somalia's Shebab radicalising Western youths: expert
      • France opens way for ship sale to Moscow
      • Britain's Brown pledges more Afghanistan troops
      • Pakistan spies stoke violence - Afghan advisor
      • 'Time is running short'
      • Out of Line on Afghanistan
      • Obama and the General
      • ASEAN response to nuclear risks
      • ‘Successes and Failure of NPT or World without NPT?’
      • U.S. should not give up on Iran diplomacy efforts
      • Senior Iran MPs Reject U.N. Atom Fuel Plan
      • IAEA awaits urgent Iran reply on fuel deal
      • Nuclear Weapons Raise the Stakes
      • U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing
      • U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing
      • Stanley McChrystal to give speech on Afghanistan in London
      • US general says Afghan violence increasing
      • 'Different' Afghan strategy urged
      • Afghanistan Deteriorating, Needs Action, General Says
      • Success in Afghanistan cannot be taken for granted, warns Gen Stanley McChrystal
      • McChrystal Rejects Lower Afghan Aims
      • General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs
      • Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton adds to Gordon Brown's woes
      • U.S. General Says Taliban Growing, Afghan Outlook Serious
      • McChrystal: Winning Over Afghans a Must
      • US commander spells out Afghan difficulties
      • Afghan war won't remain winnable forever: US commander
      • McChrystal: Afghan situation is 'serious'
      • 'Humility' needed in Afghanistan, commander says
      • McChrystal Urges European Allies to Show Resolve in Afghanistan
      • Agreement on more Afghan training
      • 'Time running out' in Afghanistan
      • More troops are all very well, but what exactly are they going to do?
      • Profile: Stanley McChrystal
      • Muddle on, Mr President, that’s the best option
      • Taliban return to power unlikely - White House aide
      • Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan
      • McChrystal Flown to Denmark To Discuss War With Obama
      • A General's Public Pressure
      • Adviser says troops only part of Afghan policy
      • War advisers must be candid but discreet: Gates
      • Worst US losses for a year as Taliban storm Nato outpost
      • Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal’s Opinion
      • A Washington, le débat sur l'Afghanistan s'intensifie
      • Media Pushes ‘Rift’ Between McChrystal and Obama
      • Critics Don't See the Nuance in McChrystal's Comments on War
        
        • A General Within Bounds
        • President Obama tries to heal rifts over war strategy in Afghanistan
      • The General Has Spoken
      • Insubordination?
      • Obama calls the Afghan shots, Gates says
      • Obama defence chief's rebuke on Afghan war
      • Gates Silences Strategy Talk
      • Obama Meets Top Afghan Commander as He Mulls Change in War Strategy
      • Back your general and send more troops, David Miliband urges Barack Obama
      • ‘US to lose Afghan war if Soviet mistakes repeated’
      • US commander all for reintegrating Taleban in Afghan society
      • Netherlands defends deadly airstrike in Afghanistan
      • U.S. commander says winning Afghan people's support is key to winning the war
      • Gates favors bolstering troops in Afghanistan, sources say
      • White House Eyeing Narrower War Effort
      • Obama meets Afghanistan commander on Air Force One
      • McChrystal to FOX: “Debate Healthy”
      • McChrystal Rejects Scaling Down Afghan Military Aims
      • McChrystal warns of long Afghan haul
      • Anything more to declare?
      • Iran intel marked by differences, not disarray
      • Kim all smiles as he offers US a nuclear olive branch
      • Iran Nuclear Developments Broken Down
      • Iranian Site Reports a Death Sentence for Protester
      • Scepticism over N Korea's talks offer
      • Yet again Tehran spins it all to its advantage against the West
      • UK may send more troops to Afghanistan
      • McChrystal warns Taliban is growing
      • 'Get Me McChrystal, Now'
      • Cameron pledges to set up 'war cabinet' to deal with Afghanistan
      • Brown left me fearful, officer tells US general
      • McChrystal defends military goals in Afghanistan
      • General Stanley McChrystal turns his fire on Western leaders as Afghan mission falters
      • US general makes key speech on Afghanistan
      • Bob Ainsworth admits Britain cannot increase forces in Afghanistan amid equipment fears
      • US general to give London speech
      • Why he might like to take his leave of Labour
      • FM denies run for EU 'foreign minister'
      • David Miliband warns EU they need Blair and his motorcade
      • Britain must take lead in developing EU foreign policy – Miliband
      • Miliband warns on choice for European president
      • Power politics
      • The IISS Announces 6th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
      • Gates to lead US delegation to Manama Dialogue
      • EU needs big hitter, says Miliband
      • Miliband: Britain needs strong EU
      • Mr Miliband makes a strong case
      • David Miliband: this is my ambition for Europe
      • Cameron will have to ditch European rightwingers, Heseltine predicts
      • EU backlash as David Miliband pushes President Boney Blair
      • Britain, Europe and a history of lamentable mis-timing
      • Europe is a tempting opportunity
      • Blair's European bid: Don't mention the war
      • Miliband attacks Tory policy on Europe
      • Miliband Says Britain Must ‘Shape and Lead’ EU Foreign Policy
      • Miliband presses EU credentials
      • Miliband warns EU over global role - backs Blair
      • Miliband: EU faces choice between progress or isolation
      • British foreign secretary calls for strong Britain in strong Europe
      • Britain must shape, lead EU foreign policy: Miliband
      • Britain must take a lead in EU foreign policy: Miliband
      • UK 'Must Help Forge Strong European Foreign Policy'
      • UK calls for EU muscle
      • British foreign minister tries to revive Blair candidacy for EU job
      • Miliband speech viewed as 'EU audition'
      • Could it be Miliband – and not Blair – for Europe?
      • Miliband launches EU campaign to crown Boney Blair
      • David Miliband tipped as EU foreign minister
      • David Miliband touted for EU foreign post as Blair’s chances wane
      • U.S. Welcomes China #2 Military Chief
      • Sino-Russian ties: Utility over affinity
      • Pirates turn ancient trade into model modern business
      • Diplomat to give talk on Pakistan
    • November 2009
      
      • Iran’s Military Power Subject to New U.S. Study Used for China
      • Mousavi Supporters Clash With Police In Tehran
      • China 'to put weapons in space'
      • Dalai Lama trip strains India-China ties
      • Miliband emerges as frontrunner for key EU role as Sarkozy sinks Blair's chances of President job
      • Miliband may get Brussels job 'in days' as Blair's hopes fade
      • US Official: IAEA Guarantees Delivery of Fuel to Iran
      • Friendship first
      • Kiss and Make Up
      • Time for common Latin American visa
    • September 2009
      
      • Georgians Disillusioned with 'Rose Revolution'
      • Iran unlikely to back down over IAEA's atom bomb probe
      • Britain, US defend Afghan strategy
      • Brown says Afghan strategy 'right thing'
      • Nato strike on hijacked fuel tankers destined for troops kills up to 90 people
      • PM Calls On Allies For Help In Afghanistan
      • Why Britain needs to stay in Afghanistan
      • Pentagon Defends Afghan Strategy As Public Support For War Ebbs
      • Afghan strategy 'right' - Brown
      • Brown says Britain is doing the 'right thing' in Afghanistan
      • Brown defends Afghan campaign in wake of aide's resignation
      • Brown defends Afghanistan mission as "justified and achievable"
      • Brown Says U.K. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan
      • Brown defends troop presence in Afghanistan
      • Manama Dialogue will size up Gulf security challenges
      • Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks in October
      • Iran Nuclear 'Nightmare' Months Away
      • Afghanistan: Looking for the way ahead
      • European Patrols Brace for Rise in Tension Over Report on 2008 War in Georgia
      • Iran reveals existence of a second uranium enrichment plant, officials say
      • Iran's second nuclear plant 'a vindication for Israel'
      • Revelation increases the pressure on Ahmadi-Nejad's divided regime
      • The nuclear options
      • Iran on defensive over secret site
      • Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant
      • Unlocking Iran's secret nuclear plans
      • Iran missile exercises expected
      • Iran Test - Fires Missiles Amid Nuclear Tension
      • Top U.S., NATO officials tackle Afghan war in London
      • Geneva talks on Iran may fizzle, more sanctions loom
      • How Badly Would Sanctions on Gas Imports Hurt Iran?
      • Iran under the spotlight in crucial nuclear talks
      • Britain calls for mini-surge in Afghanistan to help train army
      • Conservatives back military's calls to send more troops to Afghanistan
      • Tories would send 2,500 more troops to Afghanistan, says Liam Fox
      • No, failure in Afghanistan is not inevitable, says Fox
      • Britain's Conservatives set out Afghanistan policy
      • 'Bloated' MoD under fire
      • British opposition party for supporting Pakistan
      • Official: Tories will consider more troops
      • Liam Fox: History does not show that war in Afghanistan is unwinnable
      • Labour pushed Armed Forces too hard admits Ainsworth
      • Iran defiant over secret nuclear facility
      • Iran to allow IAEA visit, inspect nuclear site
      • Iran fallout scenarios: 'Political damage' or diplomatic gains?
      • Iran Threatened With More Sanctions After Revealing Second Enrichment Plant
      • Iran Says Building Second Enrichment Plant
      • Dissidents claim evidence of Iran's nukes
      • Obama to host UN nuclear meeting
      • EU: European army no closer as member states put own interests first
      • Europe to resist larger Afghan troops commitment
      • Foreign Minister Receives IISS Chief Executive
      • New emphasis on exit from Afghan war
      • Revised shield offers better protection for US from Iranian missiles, experts say
      • Brown Pledges to Maintain Britain’s Afghan Force
      • Russia-NATO joint missile defense seen years away
      • UK's Brown fights back against Afghan war critics
      • Iran Makes New Model of Nuclear Centrifuges
      • Brown Pledges U.K. Help to Bolster Afghan Forces
      • Scrapping Missile Shield Sweeps Obstacles to Resetting Russian-US Ties
      • UK to cut Trident subs
      • Afghan aims 'realistic' - Brown
      • Loss of leader seen to hit al-Qaida hard
      • Afghanistan campaign 'crucial' to protect Britain, says Gordon Brown
      • What Brown's Afghanistan speech didn't say
      • Brown may send more troops to Afghanistan
      • Afghan objectives justified: Brown
      • Britain not to repeat Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan: Brown
      • Afghanistan: Surely You Can Do Better Mr Brown
      • Brown plans accelerated Afghanistan withdrawal
      • Whisper it, we are on our way out of the war
      • Just one clear war aim will save British lives
      • Rules of Engagement
      • Afghanistan: Dig in or walk away?
      • Improvised explosive device: Strategy must aim to the ‘left of the bang’
      • The war wounded
      • ‘If the boys feel support is waning at home it won’t be good news’
      • Brown paves way for earlier Afghanistan exit
      • Brown tries to justify Afghanistan presence
      • Afghanistan, Pakistan hubs of terror planning: Brown
      • Merkel, Brown call for Afghan conference this year
      • MoD blocked warning that Britain faces Afghan defeat
      • Gordon Brown's damning character flaws have been laid bare
      • The things Mr Brown did not say about Afghanistan
      • Faraway bombs leave Brown's hopes in tatters
      • Gordon Brown and Afghanistan: The futility of being earnest
      • The Prime Minister mounts his Afghan defence
      • Backbench rebellion brews as Brown defends mission
      • Gordon Brown says Britain is doing the 'right thing' in Afghanistan
      • Lord Ashdown speaks out on Afghanistan
      • Brown's tired Afghanistan speech points to a rocky autumn
      • We can't give up on Afghanistan
      • PM paves way for early Afghan exit
      • Gordon Brown defends Afghanistan campaign
      • Brown rocked as aide quits over war
      • 'Limited time' to show Afghan war working: Pentagon chief
      • Britain cannot walk away from Afghanistan: Brown
      • Brown fights back against Afghan war critics
      • Plans to boost Afghan troops sparks UK withdrawal possibility
      • Brown pins military 'success' on training Afghan forces
      • British PM Says Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
      • 'Afghanisation' of Afghanistan is the key to beating Taliban and bringing troops home, says Brown
      • Brown defends UK Afghan strategy
      • PM Urges NATO Help In Afghanistan
      • PM insists Afghan mission ‘realistic’
      • The old new Afghan strategy
      • Afghans angry over lethal air strike
      • Labour aide quits over Afghanistan
      • Brown: Allies not doing enough in Afghanistan
      • IISS Press Release - establishment of Middle East office
      • Bahrain top research hub
      • IISS sets up regional branch in Bahrain
      • Think tank set to open office in Manama
      • Global Strategic Review Opens by sharing thoughts ‘regarding the foreign policy of President Obama’
      • US 'risks Afghan Soviet failure'
      • Afghan pull-out 'not an option'
      • Afghanistan needs 'unshakeable' financing commitment: envoy
      • British official: Remain committed to Afghanistan
      • British official urges more funding for Afghanistan, says no new strategy needed
      • L'Américain Brzezinski met en garde contre le risque d'enlisement
      • 'Missing' Netanyahu Made Secret Trip to Russia
      • Netanyahu visited Russia - Israeli deputy PM
      • Pressure can alter Iran nuke goals - Israel official
      • Reality bites Obama's 'West Wing'
      • The Hayden Letter
      • Israel: "Time is now" for all to act on Iran
      • Deputy PM: Netanyahu visited Russia
      • Meridor: 'The clock is ticking' on Iran
      • US Aims to Focus on Nuclear Issue in Iran Talks
      • Tehran is wasting time
      • 'Iran won't discuss its nuclear rights'
      • A Somber Warning on Afghanistan
      • Le président Barack Obama est malgré lui un stratège à temps partiel
      • A New Deal for The CIA
      • No we can't - UK think tank says US power fading
      • The ghost of Donald Rumsfeld lives on in this year's Strategic Survey
      • Pakistan causing Afghan insecurity: study
      • Troops far from winning in Afghanistan, admits defence secretary
      • US and Britain 'must avoid pitfalls of broad campaign' in Afghanistan
      • US foreign policy: 'No we can't'?
      • British Think-Tank: U.S. Power Fading
      • 'Cunning' needed to beat Taliban
      • Israel will attack a nuclear Iran, International Institute for Strategic Studies says
      • Barack Obama changes American missile plans in Europe, causing fear among allies
      • Obama a cheerleader for government action
      • US forced to seek regional alliances as its power wanes, says thinktank
      • British troops far from defeating Taliban, says Brit Defence Secretary
      • President Obama's top military adviser exposes Afghanistan rifts
      • Pakistan blamed for Afghan insecurity
      • Uruguay wants stronger, balanced Mercosur for Latin cohesion
      • US needs Afghan plan with regional players: Experts
      • US 'still a power to reckon with'
      • Pakistan balks at pursuing anti-U.S. extremist groups
      • US military chief thinks more troops required for Afghanistan
      • Think tank says financial crisis changing US attitude
      • Crisis-weakened US embraces 'mini-lateralism': study
      • 'Pak N-weapons falling into Taliban hands premature'
      • U.S. needs shrewder Afghan strategy, say experts
      • Afghan exit seen worsening risks to region, West
      • IISS US chief says there is room to achive Mideast peace
      • Britain 'committed to Afghanistan'
      • Brzezinski warns of Soviet 'failure' in Afghanistan
      • Palestinian FM urges radical approach for Mideast peace
      • Coalition seeks accelerated Afghan training schedule
      • Militants, extremists created deliberately: President Zardari
      • Zardari promises action against Saeed
      • Protestors blight Zardari visit
      • Baitullah Mehsud mindset responsible for Benazir’s killing: Zardari
      • Action against 26/11 perpetrators focus of talks with Pak in New York: India
      • Window on Pak Press: Try Musharraf & get tried too
      • Zardari wants India in Friends of Democratic Pakistan group
      • Pak to prosecute people with "aggressive" minds: Zardari
      • Which way is Islamabad tipping?
      • Missile shift 'defends Iran's neighbours'
      • Iran Test-Fires Its Most Advanced Missiles
      • Stop passing the buck on terror, Pakistan tells UK
        
        • Progress in Pakistan
      • Chidambaram's Quiet Diplomacy Paid Off Pak Finally Acts Against Hafiz Saeed
      • War against terrorism to get boost if India joins FoDP
      • Zardari cites past 'mistakes' for militants' rise
      • Pakistan Needs Better Access to Western Markets, Zardari Says
      • A small step
      • The lecture circuit
      • Pakistan needs better schools to beat extremism, says President
      • Pakistan's Zardari cites "mistakes" of the past for militants' rise
      • Pakistan trying to stop terror plotters: Zardari
      • Pak to prosecute people with 'aggresive' minds: Zardari
      • How big is Iran's military?
    • August 2009
      
      • Britain to send 2,000 extra troops to help train Afghans
      • Myanmar antics pose new headache for frustrated neighbours
      • Eritrea world’s second biggest militarized state -report
      • Misfire on attacks on Pakistani nukes!
      • Problems beset Russia army reform
      • Splashing, and clashing, in murky waters
      • No Iran atom expansion since May
      • West wants Russia, China to back tough Iran steps
      • Purge of Iranian Universities Is Feared
      • GCC underlines support in islands row
      • Evidence of fraud as Hamid Karzai passes threshold in Afghan poll
      • Al-Qaida: Tales from Bin Laden's volunteers
      • How Islamists track and kill Iraq's gays
      • Europeans set low expectations for Iran talks
      • Sending more troops to Afghanistan won't beat Taliban, say US experts
      • U.S. scraps Bush-era plans for Iron Curtain missile defense
      • Quid Pro Quo?
      • Expert Says Further Sanctions On Iran Could Be Effective
      • Threat dims, but al-Qaida still plotting
      • Britain cannot walk away from Afghanistan - Brown
      • Blow to Gordon Brown as Eric Joyce, aide to Defence Secretary, resigns
      • U.K. Official Quits After Afghan Remarks
      • Brown to defend Afghan strategy
      • Gordon Brown: We cannot walk away from Afghanistan
        
        • Brown says UK troops will stay in Afghanistan
        • Compensation appeal could cost £150m
      • World envoys ask what next after Afghan elections
      • Iran Slows Nuclear Pace But Bomb Suspicions Grow
      • Ukrainians Disillusioned with 'Orange Revolution'
      • The Army is too small to fight all of the battles facing Britain
      • The Road to Zero: Keeping Swords, Building Ploughshares
      • Chávez ha mejorado su cooperación con EE.UU. desde que llegó Obama"
      • Chile debe tener más liderazgo en la seguridad regional
      • Pyongyang purges for a new era
      • Burma's nuclear secrets
      • MoD denies Merlin 'unsafe' claims
      • BAE's Global 'Homes' Weather Defense Cuts
      • Afghanistan victory an 'existential imperative'
      • IISS Announces 7th Global Strategic Review: The New Geopolitics
      • Senior Government Officials and International Experts Prepare for 7th IISS Global Strategic Review
      • Unasur-Seguridad: "Amenazas son Trasnacionales", Chipman
      • Brasil y Chile deben liderar agenda de seguridad en Unasur, dice experto
      • Retroceso de democracia frena integración de A.Latina, dice can-ciller chileno
      • Lagos dice que el uso político de los recursos naturales amenaza la seguridad
      • Canciller y comandante en jefe del Ejército critican populismos en la región
      • Brasil deve liderar segurança na A.Latina, diz especialista
      • Canciller Fernández: Retroceso de la democracia frena integración de América Latina
      • Transparencia de la capacidad militar y confianzas
      • Lagos respaldó reacción de Cancillería y rechazó dichos de Evo Morales
      • Ministro Vidal: “Sin paz no es posible alcanzar la justicia social”
      • Frei critica proyecto bolivariano de Chávez y advierte sobre riesgo de conflicto regional
      • Advierte canciller chileno "recesión democrática" en Latinoamérica
      • Piñera: Mientras no haya un sistema de financiamiento de las FFAA alternativo no se puede innovar
      • Analizan perspectiva estratégica de AL en Chile
      • Estabilidad en AL es prioridad para Chile
      • Chavez: Venezuela to buy more tanks over US threat
      • Grim Expectations
    • July 2009
      
      • Common purpose
      • Britain can't afford to lose in Afghanistan - general
      • Obama Hails Deal with Russia to Cut Back Nuclear Arms
      • North Korea could be behind hacking
      • Fighting piracy militarily has mixed success so far
      • 10-year Chinook saga grounds Britain in Afghanistan
      • Al-Qaeda 'vows to avenge Uygurs'
      • Danger of Taliban Pakistan takeover exaggerated by West - analyst
      • India, Pakistan Pledge to Resume Peace Talks
        
        • Iranian Election Seen Undermining U.S. Attempts at Outreach
        • Iran Spurns Engagement on Nuclear, Thwarting Obama
        • Germany's BND denies report on Iran bomb timing
        • West gains advantage in Iranian nuke talks
      • U.S. Could Extend "Defense Umbrella" Against Iran, Clinton Warns
      • Rising casualties raise doubts abroad on war
      • Mischief in cyberspace
      • David Miliband: give the Taliban fighters alternatives
      • Lack of Afghan troops hamstrings NATO efforts
      • Short-lived cease-fire with Taliban dims prospects for broader deals
      • Obama Draws Criticism For Iran Response
      • Debates push boundaries in Doha
      • Offensive against Taliban in Full Swing in Afghanistan's South
      • Jakarta Bombings point to Islamic Terrorist Group
      • William Hague: Gordon Brown's economic mismanagement threatens Britain's standing in world
      • William Hague: we won't shrink from tough defence decisions
      • Are the Tories ready to pay to keep Britain a power in the world?
      • Will Britain Chose “Strategic Shrinkage”?
      • UK opposition plans to downgrade EU ties
      • Tories’ views on Europe dismay diplomats
      • Negotiating With a Troubled Iran
      • Evolutionary Road
        
        • What Indonesia Has To Fear
      • UAE Nuclear Energy Push May Start Gulf Contract Bonanza
      • National interest would dominate Tory foreign policy, says Hague
      • Do the Tories have a real foreign policy?
      • The Tories' path to disaster
      • Tories lay out pragmatic foreign policy
      • Manpower shortages hitting our war effort, by the MoD
      • Hague blames Brown for diminished UK voice
      • Conservatives see less interventionist UK role
      • William Hague strikes a realistic tone on Britain’s place in the world
      • Hague warns Britain risks losing global authority
      • Tories see reduced EU role for Britain
      • The UK Tories' European policy: The road to oblivion
      • Ministers must assume war footing to defeat Taliban - army chief
      • British army surgeons call in US help as casualties rise
      • British General speaks on Britain’s future Defence strategy
      • Our bloodiest month in war on the Taliban: Death toll sapping public support for war, says retiring Army chief
      • Military Doctors Call in US Help as Casualties Soar
      • The Toll of Honour
      • British Casualty Rate in Afghanistan Is Highest Ever
      • Taliban threaten Afghan poll, deadly month nears end
      • Ainsworth: we failed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq
      • Britain needs 'war-like footing' to win, says general
      • General Dannatt is right – Britain is at war
      • Justice for wounded: we failed Armed Forces, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth admits
      • Soaring casualty list forces Army to call on US medics
      • 'Disclose full horror of our boys' injuries'
      • The British Conservatives’ European policy: the road to oblivion
      • State debt soars after borrowing a record £5,000 every second
      • More troops needed, but Afghans must take fight to the Taliban, say experts
      • Washington to host nuclear talks
      • Listening to Obama’s nukes guy
      • Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal: report
      • North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US
      • What's behind cyber attacks on South Korea, US?
      • Torture by law
      • China can become part of solution
      • The Bystander
      • US and Russia to scrap 2000 nuclear weapons
      • Israel: Iran speeds up missile production
      • Russia’s Neighbors Resist Wooing and Bullying
      • Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
      • US marines pour into Helmand in biggest offensive against Taliban for five years
      • New American tactics and resolve undergo test in Helmand
      • Row over nuclear fuel bank awaits new IAEA chief
      • Japan's Amano elected head of UN nuclear watchdog
      • US offensive in Afghanistan targets Taliban stronghold
      • Look to Anglo-French defence savings
      • Latin America arms race looms amid rising tensions
    • June 2009
      
      • NK moves missile towards launch site
      • North Korea May Test Another Missile
      • Swat operation to end in 2-3 days
      • China pledges USD one mn aid for Tamil IDPs in Lanka
      • Chasing ghosts
      • Antony warns IAF top brass not to talk about China
      • North Korea raises missile test fears
      • Tightening Noose Around N. Korea
      • Regional forum gains ground
        
        • Dipu Moni seeks records from UK
        • Trial of war criminals: Documentary support from UK sought
      • Ban Says Civilian Deaths ‘Unacceptably High’ in Sri Lanka’s War
      • In Air and on the Ground, Trials Marked Gates’s Trip
      • Australian proposals for new Asia-Pacific defence forum meet with sceptical response
      • Defeat of Tamil Tigers is just 'end of phase one', says Sri Lankan minister
      • Australia can afford its White Paper procurement aims, Fitzgibbon insists
      • A strong Asia-Pacific defense and security
      • Frank exchanges work better to open dialogue
      • orth Korea may launch long-range missile in weeks-report
      • The World After: Proliferation, Deterrence and Disarmament if the Nuclear Taboo is Broken
      • A paradigm shift in the US global defense strategy
      • Calibrating the right role for the military in Asia-Pacific
      • India A Power Center: Gates
      • The nuclear nightmare
      • U.S.' N.Korea Policy Still Focused on Denuclearization
      • “Time to win over Tamil hearts”
      • Rajapaksa may visit India after Myanmar
      • Australia names ethnic Malayali as next envoy to India
      • Impetus given to concept of Asia-Pacific integration
      • North Korea wants no one near its borders
      • Asia big sales target despite downturn
      • Barack Obama's man Kurt Campbell junks Kevin Rudd's Asia-Pacific plan
      • Govt pulls up IAF top brass after China protests remarks
      • Solidifying a joint approach to Pyongyang
      • Pentagon launches task force for N. Korean provocations: spokesman
      • The six-party talks are dead in the water
      • The End of Multilateralism
      • General Seeks Asia-Pacific Dialogue
      • US Defense Secretary Gates in Manila
        
        • North Korean Nuclear, Missile Tests Stir US Debate
      • Dr. Liam Fox hails Sri Lanka's military victory
      • Aung San Suu Kyi's Lawyers Challenge Witness Ban
      • Gates gets it half-right
      • The Big Question: Do Pakistan's gains in the Swat valley mean it is overcoming the Taliban?
      • The EU must start squeezing Burma
      • Gates, Allies Discuss Response to North Korea
      • Eyes Are on North Korea As Journalists Go on Trial
      • Transparency and its discontents
      • Aung San Suu Kyi and other insurgencies
      • Asia's defence spending overtakes Europe's
      • East is watching
      • Gates Is Confident Alaska Missile Defense Could Stop North Korean Rocket
      • Analysis: Defense heads push for transparency
      • Gates: US support for anti-terror fight to continue
      • Allies consider how to punish North Korea
      • US ‘no position’ on Spratlys row—Gates
      • Vietnam joins regional security summit in Singapore
      • S.Korea, U.S., Japan to Stand Firm Against N.Korea
      • Victory is near’
      • Gates Visits Philippines to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment
      • Myanmar defends trial
      • A new look at military transparency
      • N Korea reported preparing missile
      • India an important partner, says Rohitha Bogollagama
      • Pakistan too seeks role in Afghanistan
      • Burma Locked Out of Region’s Prosperity, Says Gates
      • China, US militaries thaw ties
      • Transparency in security
      • Transparency in security
      • Pakistan, Sri Lanka claim victories over terrorism
      • US vows more aid to Philippines anti-militant fight
      • Can Antony boost India's defence diplomacy?
      • Australia extends SAF deal
      • Maximising cooperation, minimising differences
      • N. Korea could duck sanctions
      • The purchasing power of peace
      • Lieberman only understands the language of conflict
      • Key Iran institutions
      • Barack Obama arrives in Dresden to meet Angela Merkel
      • Iran's main nuclear plant expanding rapidly, says IAEA
      • World battles new security threats and recession
      • United effort can rid world of nuclear arms
      • Iran vote stuns voices for reform, opening to West
      • Balancing act
      • Protests hit Tehran after Ahmadinejad wins poll
      • Iran election result blow to Obama outreach
      • The Navy strikes back
        
        • Obama Draws Criticism For Iran Response
      • Iran Council Certifies Ahmadinejad Victory
      • Arrests in Iran Raise Ire of U.K.
      • A UN snub: Two regimes in a tub
      • Engage Iran, Not Ahmadinejad
      • Striking right balance on Iran
      • Uncertainty follows too convincing a victory
      • Ahmadinejad wins surprise Iran landslide victory
      • Large scale unrest errupts following Iran election
      • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins Iran election
      • RI woos India, China over Suu Kyi
      • IAEA: Natanz facility tough to monitor
      • Iranian N-plant expanding rapidly
      • Japan in Low-Key Arms Race with China: U.K. Think Tank
      • Finding a Way to Take Guantanamo Detainees
      • China 'challenging' laws of the sea
      • After Cairo, It’s Clinton Time
      • President Obama Holds Talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah
    • May 2009
      
      • Clinton's deputy heads to Asia
      • China, U.S. need to cooperate wherever possible: Gates
      • North Korea seen preparing to test long-range missile
      • Former MI6 chief says Britain was 'dragged' into Iraq war
      • New Asean-centric set-up?
      • Asians talk of peace, haggle over arms
      • Pakistan 'nearing Swat victory'
      • Beyond counting weapons
      • Asia back on priority list
        
        • US pledges to defend allies
      • Sri Lanka rules out outside probe
      • US will not accept nuclear-armed N Korea
      • Gates issues tough warning to N. Korea
      • Britain hopeful on U.N. action over North Korea
      • Pakistan battles Taliban; Swat offensive "near end"
      • U.S., allies prepare for tougher response to N.Korea
      • Myanmar says Suu Kyi trial an internal affair
      • Navy chief: Indian Navy stabilizing force in Indian Ocean region
      • Singapore official: Military transparency crucial to avoid misunderstandings
      • Peace, cooperation issues dominate Asia Security Summit
      • Tiger networks still intact
      • N.Korea stumps world
        
        • US to Reaffirm Nuke Umbrella for S. Korea
      • Aust PM to Speak at Singapore Defence, Security Meet
      • S. Korea to resort to peaceful solution to nuclear issue: defense minister
      • 30 May 2009 - - Xinhua News - Chinese military official urges for calm on Korean peninsula issue
      • U.S. diplomatic delegation heads for Asia on nuclear crisis
        
        • U.S. officials headed to Asia for 'intensive' talks on North Korea
      • Singapore PM urges greater diplomacy to tackle nuke issue on Korean peninsula
      • Singaporean, Australian leaders agree to strengthen cooperation
      • Asia-Pacific region to shape much of critical history of 21st century: Australian PM
      • U.S. not to accept DPRK as nuclear weapon state: Gates
      • U.S., Japan, S Korea reaffirm position on DPRK's nuclear issue
      • Chinese military officer calls for promotion of Asia-Pacific security co-op
      • U.S., Japan, South Korea forging 'common response'
      • Myanmar's Suu Kyi marks six years of latest detention
      • US warns NKorea amid reports of rocket launch preparations
      • Corée du Nord: la Chine appelle la communauté internationale au calme
      • Gates: risque de course aux armements en Asie à cause de Pyongyang
      • Gates appelle les alliés des USA en Asie à apporter leur aide en Afghanistan
      • US presses Myanmar to free Aung San Suu Kyi
      • US, China need transparent military ties: Gates
      • US urges Asian allies to help more on Afghanistan
      • NKorea transfer of nuclear material a threat to US: Gates
      • Robust regional framework imperative to address security challenges: defense ministers
      • Gates: Tougher sanctions against NKorea needed
      • Junta Defends Trial of Opposition Leader Suu Kyi
      • Shangri-La Dialogue: Gates says watershed in Indo-US relations news
      • Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran
      • Prague Summit to launch "Eastern Partnership"
      • Abbas and Netanyahu prepare to meet Obama
      • West looked the other way as Afghan drug trade exploded
      • Loose nukes in Pakistan: how real is the risk?
      • Obama makes his bid for Middle East peace
      • Iran split revealed by freeing of Roxana Saberi
      • No Guts, No Peace?
      • Iran test fires missile capable of reaching US bases or Israel
      • A merry dance
      • US probes divisions within Taliban
      • Rift between developed and developing countries mars IAEA
      • Obama in Netanyahu’s Web
      • Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel
      • A Long Road to Peace
      • Iran missile test adds to nuclear fears
      • The changing face of JI
      • Bringing Iran In From the Cold
      • Pakistan's Swat offensive risks wider backlash
      • David Kilcullen's Iraq invasion lesson for the US: don't do it again
      • Echoes of Vietnam in Afghanistan
      • Too early to judge U.S. policy on Iran
      • How big is Iran's military?
      • North Korea: engage, appease, oppose?
      • Lessons of war from Tigers' defeat
      • More Coordination Needed for Anti-Piracy Effort, Teo Tells IMDEX
      • Defense Leaders Get Together For Shangri-la Conference
      • North Korea Expected To Dominate Shangri-La Dialogue
      • North Korean Threat Shapes Gates Talks at Asia Defense Summit
      • N. Korea events send Shangri-La meeting in new direction
      • Rudd heads to Singapore for talks
      • Gates: No reason to build up US troops in Korea
      • Australian PM calls for unity against NKorea
      • US envoy due in Tokyo for North Korea talks
      • 29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - Australia to hold conference to explore formation of Asia Pacific Community
      • S'pore, Australia agree to strengthen regional processes like East Asia Summit
      • Defence Minister Teo meets Asian counterparts on Shangri-La Dia-logue sidelines
      • PM Lee urges greater diplomacy to resolve Korean nuke stalemate
      • S'pore relieved to see end to Sri Lankan conflict, offers assistance
      • Boeing sees growing Asian-Pacific defence sales
      • U.S. says will not accept N.Korea as nuclear state
      • U.S. urges more foreign aid for Afghanistan
      • S.Korea urges UN action
      • Asia Pacific Community mooted
      • U.S. sees India as security partner
      • India, China discuss anti-piracy cooperation
      • US 'will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state', says Secretary of Defense
      • US: Looking at India as provider of security in Indian Ocean
      • Nuclear N.Korea won't change Japan defense: minister
      • Suu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdict
      • U.S. 'opposes' nuclear North Korea
      • US demands Suu Kyi release
      • North Korea Test May Trigger China Action, Gates Says
      • New regional body in the works
      • New regional body needed
      • US 'opposes' nuclear North Korea
      • PM sets out Asia-Pacific choice: talk or be torn
      • Rudd promotes Asia Pacific plan strongly and clearly
      • North Korea Is Warned by Gates on Testing
      • U.S. to Warn North Korea Against Nuclear Activity
      • Gates issues warning to North Korea
      • U.S., Asian allies gear up for tougher stance toward N. Korea
      • Gates: NKorea nuke progress sign of 'dark future'
      • Gates Warns N. Korea on Nuclear Transfers as Russia, Japan Talk
      • Nuclear-armed North Korea is 'not acceptable', warns US
      • Gates Issues Warning to North Korea
      • Gates Grounded in Singapore
      • Gates Looks to Tougher Approach on North Korea
      • North Korea planning to launch long range rocket
      • Signs of N. Korea Missile Preparations Detected
      • N. Korea Seen Moving Missile to Launchpad
      • Gates draws the line on North Korea's nuclear program: No proliferation
      • Gates says North Korea's weapons tests not a crisis
      • Arguing delays UN response to North Korea N-test
      • US defence secretary Robert Gates warns North Korea
      • Leaders live in luxury while North Koreans starve to pay for nuclear bomb
      • US will not accept nuclear-armed N Korea: Gates
      • Gates appelle la Chine à la coopération et la transparence dans la défense
      • Gates: North Korea should weigh moves carefully
      • Shangri-La Opens with Concerns over North Korea
      • US urges Europe, China to step up Afghan help
      • US defence chief warns against new arms race in Asia
      • China defends military buildup, urges calm in N Korea row
      • Japan will never attack first: defence minister
      • China appeals for calm in North Korea nuclear row
      • Gates met en garde la Corée du Nord et rassure les alliés des USA en Asie
      • High-level US delegation due in Asia for N Korea talks
      • Defence ministers gather for dialogue on Asian security
      • Gates to Reassure Allies in Asia over North Korea
      • Gates Reassures Allies Over North Korea
      • Pakistan Marches On in Bastion of Taliban
      • Rudd to outline Asian defence posture
      • Kevin Rudd invites Asian leaders to discuss new regional grouping
      • Nucléaire : la Corée du Nord persiste et signe
      • Rudd to re-explain Asia Pacific community benefits
      • Rudd to host Asia-Pacific meeting
      • Turnbull doubts Rudd's Asia-Pacific community plan
      • Rudd pushes Asia Pacific body
      • US wants more backing for tough response to N Korea
      • Gates plays down N Korean posturing
      • Gates signals tougher approach to N Korea
      • Gates to press for Far East unity on N Korea threat
      • Outrage over N. Korean nuclear and missile tests
      • Asia's Shangri-La future
      • North Korean threat high on security talks agenda
      • Road closures for summit
      • Rudd's Singapore visit to address security conference
      • Road blocks near Shangri-La
      • Obama reassures allies
      • Gates heads to Asia amid crisis with North Korea
      • US still open to diplomacy with NKorea: report
      • US looking for Russians, Chinese to lead
      • Gates Leaves for Asia Security Talks
      • Gates Downplays Rhetoric on North Korea
      • Gates Calls North Korea’s Actions ‘Reckless, Ultimately Self-destructive’
      • Gates Calls on Asian Partners for Help in Afghanistan
      • Gates Outlines Administration’s Asia Security Strategy
      • Gates to Discuss North Korea's 'Potential Game Changer' at Singapore Conference
      • Gates travels to Asia
      • Japan, U.S., S. Korea Defense Chiefs to Hold Talks on N. Korea
      • Gates leaves for Asia for security talks
      • U.S., Allies To Meet On N. Korea
      • Asia-Pacific security summit opens with call for tough sanctions on North Korea
      • Gates: North Korea's Tests Not A Crisis, Require No Added Troops
      • Australia PM: put financial sanctions on N.Korea
      • North Korea test-fires missile
      • Rudd presses for new Asia-Pacific community with summit
      • A military answer to North Korea? Not likely
      • US officials: North Korea may launch new missiles
        
        • Australia PM calls for 'harsh' N Korea sanctions
      • Defence ministers gather for dialogue on Asian security
      • Halt tests or pay price, North Korea warned
      • Trilateral meeting on N Korea in S'pore
      • 30 May 2009 - - Business Times - Rudd calls for tough action against NKorea
      • Gates plans meeting with Asian allies
      • US, Japan and S Korea officials to meet on N Korea
      • SKorea calls North's test 'provocation,' puts military on alert
      • S Korea military forms crisis team after nuke test report
      • North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test
      • NKorea fires missiles, following nuclear testNKorea fires missiles, following nuclear test
      • U.S. secretary Gates to meet counterparts of Japan, S. Korea on DPRK's nuclear test
      • New defence link with Singapore
      • Missiles escalate tensions between North and South Korea
      • North Korea told it will pay for nuclear test
      • Obama N. Korea Options May Be Limited by Regime Shift
      • Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet over N. Korean nuke test
      • N. Korea blasted at Asian security forum, but with room to breathe
      • S. Korean defense head readjusts upcoming Asian trip: officials
      • S. Korea blasts N. Korea's nuclear test as 'serious threat'
      • N. Korean nuclear issue to top issues at Asia Security Summit
      • Defense chief to meet counterparts from U.S., S. Korea on Saturday
      • Gates says U.S. won't stand idly by as N. Korea boosts might
      • Gates warns N. Korea U.S. will react to Pyongyang's recent provocation
      • Gates says U.S. won't stand idly by as N Korea boosts nuclear arsenal
      • Australian premier calls for strong financial measures against N. Korea
      • N Korea Missile After 'Self-Defence' Alert
      • US Warns N Korea Over Nuclear-Armed Weapons
      • Gates: 'Painful' Sanctions May Be Required Against North Korea
      • Sri Lanka Defends Offensive Against Tamil Rebels
      • Burma, Other Asian Nations Defend Security Actions
      • Asia Security Summit Set to Open
        
        • Obama’s nuclear headache over Kim Jong-il tactics
      • US Won't Accept Nuclear North Korea
      • Australian premier urges strong financial sanctions on N. Korea
      • Indonesia rejects Rudd's Asia plan
      • N. Korean nuclear issue to top issues at Asia Security Summit
      • U.S. Deputy Sec. of State Steinberg to Visit Japan from Sun
      • Gates: Nuclear-armed N. Korea not acceptable
      • Response to nuclear test a challenge for allies
      • US-S Korea co-op important in view of N Korea nukes-Japan DM
      • Russian MP believes UN should set up tribunal for pirates
      • PM Najib Will Explore New Opportunies In Singapore
      • Mark Fitzpatrick discusses N Korea nuclear testing
      • US defence secretary to attend Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
      • If we move in, we have to stay committed
      • Appearance is key in tackling terrorism
    • April 2009
      
      • As US pulls back in Iraq, lost urban footholds
      • New U.N. sanctions unlikely if North Korea tests rocket
      • Is the terrorism risk level rising?
      • NATO At 60: Getting The Balance Right
      • France plans to set up university in Bahrain
      • Clock ticks for Iran despite Obama's offer of talks
      • North Korean Rocket Launch Looms
      • Obama's vision of 'global zero'
      • Maersk Alabama: why US special forces are unlikely to launch raid
      • Security Council to consider North’s move
      • Better navy coordination needed against Somali pirates
      • Iraq: the legacy - Ill equipped, poorly trained, and mired in a 'bloody mess'
      • U.S. Weighs Changes in Strategy to Fight Pirates
      • China's navy on parade
      • Russia and NATO At Odds Over Planned Military Exercise In Georgia
      • Prince Faisal named to Council of IISS
      • Report links climate change and security threat
      • Embattled Tigers mull taking their war abroad
      • Iraq voices: 'It's easy to look OK if you're next to an idiot'
      • Q&A-Is Iraq sliding back into violence?
      • Stopping climate change — and starvation
      • China is no great power
      • US may cede to Iran's nuclear ambition
      • North Korea: engage, appease, oppose?
      • Another Divisive Measure
      • Europeans Ramp Up Regional Market Push
      • World approaching new nuclear tipping point
      • IISS Announces 8th Annual Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue
      • The inevitability of China's military build-up
      • Australian PM Rudd to give keynote speech at Shangri-La Dialogue
      • A Conference on the Global Security Implications of Climate Change
      • The disaster of Basra is all too likely to be repeated
    • March 2009
      
      • Senators mull Iran nuclear threat, diplomatic efforts
      • 77 dead in Bangladesh mutiny, scores still missing
      • Testimony of Oksana Antonenko
      • Afghanistan Conference to Convene in The Hague
      • 30 Mar 2009 - - VOA News - NATO at 60
      • Nuclear Trend Lines and Tipping Points: Iran and the Middle East
      • Occidente pugna por el control del organismo nuclear de la ONU
      • Irán se acerca a la bomba
      • China e India se disputan el Índico
      • Search for IAEA chief 'to be continued'
      • Arctic expansion lures Nato north
      • NATO playing vital role in protecting world sea lanes
      • Shifting the vision
      • Bangladesh mutiny could trigger revenge, instability: analysts
      • US Senate Debating Diplomacy on Iran
      • Fears over control of arsenal
      • Will Clinton's spring wind bear NATO-Russian fruits?
      • A Tug-of-War over the North Pole
      • US Senate discussing diplomacy toward Iran
        
        • Iran slams IAEA's handling of issues
      • Benazir-Musharraf conspired to keep Sharif away from Pakistan's politics: former British envoy
      • Musharraf-Benazir plan was to keep Sharifs away: ex-UK envoy
      • British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama
      • Iran test-fires new missile: media
      • Launch firing up Korean tensions
      • Russia announces major arms buildup
      • Britain exits Iraq, confronts Afghanistan's troubles
      • Lessons to be learned from Iraq
      • Administration Seeks ‘Just Right’ Approach to Iran Engagement
      • Testimony of Mark Fitzpatrick
      • Filling the Void
      • Attack strikes at nation's heart
      • Kissinger: Bush gov't 'failed'
      • China Plans to Boost 2009 Military Spending by 14.9%
      • Sideshow or Preview?
      • Chile proposes to disclose defense spending
      • Un 91% más de gasto militar
      • The Worst Kind of Stimulus
      • The UAE Nuclear Debate
    • February 2009
      
      • Arms control to start U.S.-Russia thaw
      • A nuclear-free world?
      • Bid to speed up nuclear disarmament
      • Russia Offers Kind Words, but Its Fist Is Clenched
      • Japan's think tanks at crossroads
      • Lockheed, Boeing $11 Billion Order Snags on Talks
      • Satellite collision highlights space-junk threat
      • Campaigning Under Way Ahead of IAEA Vote on El-Baradei's Successor
      • Crisis raises risk of social unrest in Asia
      • Klimatopmøde kan blive en fiasko for Fogh
      • Legal steps to fight Mumbai like terror insufficient
      • US thinks the unthinkable: asking Iran for help with supply routes
      • Gordon Brown must take the case for free trade into the lion's den
      • A year on the run for Singapore's most wanted man
      • Concerns About Iran's Nuclear Program Linger As Bushehr Prepares Start-Up
      • The IAEA Should Call for a Special Inspection in Syria
      • Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick
      • South sea trouble
      • Syria and the IAEA
      • Mumbai could have been a small incident: anti-terror expert
      • West urged to respect rights and dignity of Muslims
      • The war in Iraq isn't over. The main events may not even have happened yet.
      • Satellite crash poses new political risk
      • Time to talk to Taliban, says former Soviet general
      • Experts Speaking about Weak Sides of Russian Army in August War
      • Iran's stores of uranium 'are enough to make atomic bomb'
      • Crisis sharpens scrutiny of security spending
      • The World's Many Conflicts
      • Sunni rivals clash over elections in Iraq's Anbar province
      • The IISS is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Parasiliti
      • UK Foreign Secretary: Obama "Impetus" To Nuclear Nonproliferation
      • U.K. sets plan for nuclear weapons-free world
      • Britain seeks new talks on nuclear disarmament
      • Interview with Nigel Inkster
      • Is China emerging as a new military power?
      • Senior Democrat Snubbed by Iran in Outreach Bid
      • No answer at Davos forum to global meltdown
      • Iran's slow but sure missile advance
      • Time ‘now right’ for removal of Trident missiles
      • The nuclear debate is back on the launch pad
      • What happens when Iran goes nuclear?
      • David Miliband: now is the time to show we're serious about the treaty
      • Britain Suspends Cultural Office in Tehran
      • Britain Seeks New Talks Aimed at Ridding World of Nukes
      • Iranian satellite launch prompts fresh concern
      • Iranian satellite launch alarms west
      • Iran launches space race ambition
      • First Iranian-made satellite launched
      • No Russian roulette, please
      • Analysis: 'Stripping' for Iran
      • Erdogan is Arab world's new hero
      • Europe jihadist push goes underground - expert
      • Chatraum statt Hinterhofmoschee
      • Why Russia threw down the gauntlet to Obama
      • Washington eyes bilateral naval pact with Beijing
      • IISS to Launch Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security
      • Why climate change is a threat to our security
      • UK prisons: incubators for terrorism?
      • Responding to the terrorist threat: Implications for UK businesses and insurance
    • January 2009
      
      • UK forces in Afghanistan in worst ever winter campaign
      • Don't mention the war on terror, says Miliband
      • Nato tensions damaging Afghanistan mission, warns thinktank
      • Gaza battles show 'nasty' face of urban combat
      • Sunni anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll
      • EU for Palestinian Unity with Abbas in Charge
      • New White House WMD Czar Wants Immediate Talks with Iran, to 'Manage' North Korea Until it Collapses
      • Gary Samore Tapped for Weapons of Mass Destruction 'Czar'
      • Is Afghanistan going to be Obama's Iraq?
      • With Obama ready to talk, Iran must weigh options
      • Lessons of Lebanon may have been learned, but even sophisticated arms kill civilians as risks of urban warfare loom
        
        • Tehran's links with Hamas could spark retribution
      • Urban combat raises the stakes in Gaza
      • The Mideast’s Ground Zero
      • Looking ahead
      • A carrot and a stick
      • Are we talking up the recession?
      • The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
      • Will US foreign policy change under Obama?
      • Drawing a Bright Redline
      • The Bush Years: Colin Powell
      • Real America
      • Crisis hits defence budgets
        
        • NATO losing battle against the Taliban: IISS
      • IISS report: Israel should seek support from "moderate Arab states"
      • Afghanistan at critical point, poll at risk - IISS
      • Gaza war has not ended Hamas threat to Israel: Think tank
      • Tensions within Nato are 'tearing the Afghanistan mission apart'
      • Afghanistan mission faltering, think-tank says
      • Report: Lack of unity hurts Afghan effort
      • Russian military a 'paper tiger' despite symbolic comeback, says IISS
      • Obama's victory may result in a chastened Russia
      • Taking a new tack with Iran
      • Iran Capable of Producing Nuclear Bomb 'This Year'
      • Iran 'could have a nuclear bomb by 2010'
      • Afghanistan enters 'critical period' as Nato's role is considered
      • Iran could have ability to build nuclear bomb by 2010, study warns
      • Iran Would Need One Year to Produce Bomb-Grade Uranium, Expert Says
      • Russia defence spending soars
      • Pak has not rolled up extensive terror network: IISS
      • 'Uranium For Iran Nuke By 2009'
      • Think-tank warns Afghan mission ‘faltering’
      • India should prepare for Obama’s regional strategy: expert
      • Nato losing battle against the Taliban, says IISS
      • Nato tensions 'hit Afghan mission'
      • Afgan mission threatened by NATO tensions, think tank warns
      • Economic slowdown to squeeze Obama's military options: study
      • China to begin projecting military around the world: analysts
      • Iranian Revolution@30
      • Top Afghan official won't run for president
      • Key Afghan minister rules out presidential bid; vote delayed to August
      • Afghan police on target for August vote: OfficialAfghan minister rules out presidential bid; vote delayed to August
      • China 'to Flex Military Might Abroad as Recession Hobbles U.S.'
      • Report: Violence could delay Afghan elections
      • Weak, dependent and divided
    • Press Coverage 2008
      
      • December 2008
        
        • U.K. Hopes to Conclude Iraq Pact Talks in Coming Days
        • Iraqi Economy Faces ‘Difficult’ 2010 on Oil’s Drop, Saleh Says
        • Gates Calls for Action Against Somali Pirates
        • After the Terror in Mumbai
        • Chasing Pirates Onto Somali Territory Gets Approval From UN
        • Gates Talk Suggests Relations With Iran to Remain Tense
        • U.S.-Iraqi accord shows Muqtada Sadr's diminished clout
        • Energy Security In The Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea
        • Cut-price deal for pirates to free ship with tank cargo
        • Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries
        • "L'Inde veut qu'Islamabad contrôle son armée"
        • Senior Ministers Prepare for the 5th IISS Regional Security Summit
        • القمة الخامسة لأمن الخليج في المنامة
        • HMS Deputy Receives Iiss Chief Executive
        • Head of nuclear watchdog calls efforts against Iran 'a failure'
        • ‘Involve international community to pressurise Pak’
        • Despite the optimism, Iraq is close to the edge
        • Deccan Mujahideen threatens to attack Indian airports
        • UK Tamils polarised but powerful
        • Sarko's Folly
        • History, dissent cloud Pakistan's Mumbai reaction
        • Global Inc ready to do business with Mumbai
        • West is urged to accept Iran's nuclear program
        • Pirates and their millions
        • Manama Dialogue to Discuss Security Issues
        • Expert: US should Seek to Engage Iran
        • Nucléaire iranien: comment éviter le pire ?
        • Cold war attitude 'best for Iran'
        • Analyst Urges Acceptance of Iranian Enrichment Program
        • Nations to Gather for the 5th IISS Regional Security Summit
        • Gulf states should take this chance to shape their world
        • A Marshall Plan for Africa
        • Former American policy maker: Iran-US interests 'partially congruent'
        • Turkish defence minister to visit Bahrain over security summit
        • 'Obama likely to open informal Iran talks'
        • Regional Security Conference Kick-Starts Tomorrow
        • Manama Security Summit
          
          • Gates Plans to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Region at Bahrain Conference
        • World leaders to attend key forum
        • Gates to reveal US security strategy
        • War at sea swells to new heights
        • Gates warns enemies not to test Obama
        • Iran remains potential threat, Gates warns
        • Gates asks Middle East to help fight terror spread
        • Armed guards would deter Somali pirates:US Navy
        • Gates calls for GCC to embrace Iraq
        • Gulf's security vital for global stability -- Kuwaiti diplomat
        • Foes warned off 'testing' Obama
        • How do you tackle piracy?
        • Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
        • US troops to stay in Iraqi cities after June
        • US asks ME to help fight terror
        • US Wants Gulf States to Impose Curbs on Iran
        • Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states can overcome crisis
          
          • Maliki takes revenge over new mandate
        • Iranian foreign minister calls off Paris trip
        • Intelligence key to fighting pirates
        • We Can Stop Extremists
        • Nuclear watch
        • Attiyah hopes for new US focus on Middle East
        • Some U.S. Troops May Stay in Iraqi Cities Beyond Deadline
        • A Defense Secretary at Work For 2 Commanders in Chief
        • Top U.S. Commander Says Some Troops Will Stay Longer in Iraqi Cities as Support
        • Troops Will Remain In Iraqi Cities After June, Odierno Says
        • Plan for pirate hunts resisted
        • Gates, Iranian MP to attend security meeting in Bahrain
        • U.S. Wants Gulf to Buy into Missile Defense System
        • Bahrain's proposal for new body to tackle Mideast peace under study
        • Afghanistan and Neighbors Discuss Close Cooperation
        • Security forum 'huge success'
        • Piracy warnings 'ignored'
        • Kremlin open to warmer relations
        • To Beat Somalia's Pirates, Fix Their Country
        • The Gulf states must press the nuclear issue before it’s too late
        • A Confused US Legacy
        • Mumbai attack called 'new form of terrorism'
        • Same conflict, different views
        • The U.S. View of the World
        • India, Yemen in talks over detained pirates
        • Pentagon warns of "practical challenges" of combating pirates
        • Should ground troops hunt pirates in Somalia?
        • Bahrain offers Middle East peace
        • Canal is dredged to make room for display warships
          
          • Iraq and the GCC: back into the fold
        • Deutsche Marine darf Piratenschiffe versenken
        • EU Authorized to Sink Pirate Ships
        • Gates upbeat on Iraq, slams Iran
        • Gates warns US adversaries not to test Obama
        • Zwischen Bush und Obama
        • Gates's "Carrot" and the Gulf "Stick"!
        • The tricky road to US dialogue with Tehran
        • The Importance of the Financial Crisis
        • Petraeus Sees Routes to Afghanistan Through Ex-Soviet Republics
        • Petraeus Urges Security Forces to Target Trade Behind Terrorism
        • Gates Warns Enemies of U.S. Not to ‘Test’ Obama Administration
        • Use of force strong option if diplomacy fails, says Bahrain
        • United Arab Emirates Buys Patriot Missile Defenses
        • Special Report with Brit Hume
      • November 2008
        
        • US strikes fuel Pakistan policy dilemma
        • Farewell Dubya. Now to undo the damage done ...
        • Imran Khan: Still pushing the boundaries
        • Obama heralds more cooperation on nuclear threats
        • Greece Contemplates Upgrading Its Military
        • Britain 'must see war through'
        • Pragmatism beats principle as EU re-opens Russia talks
        • The changing role of EU military
        • Free Broadcast Footage of The Manama Dialogue
        • Resisting Taleban 'like WWII'
        • Hutton: Afghan war vital
        • Govt warns of Afghan challenge for Obama
        • Hutton warns over Afghan withdrawal
        • Hutton affirms Afghanistan role
        • Afghanistan 'vital to UK security'
        • Hutton: 'We must fight Taliban to keep Britain safe'
        • Britain to NATO members: help more in Afghanistan
        • Germany to resist American pressure
        • UK must keep troops in Afghanistan-minister
        • Pak role in war on terror praised
        • Afghanistan struggle vital to Britain, Hutton says
        • British defence secretary compares Afghanistan to WW1
        • Echoes of the Cold War in Russia's new stance
        • Military experts say 'new' Iranian missile is just an old one with a different name
        • The slow plod back to sanity
        • What to do with a vision of zero
        • Deaths of two Marines bring Iraq and Afghan toll to 300
        • Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom
        • Somalia PM fears warships alone won't stop piracy
        • Piracy and ransom payments: Risky business - safe transactions
        • Piracy crisis exposes need for Somalia solution
        • UN warns Iran is forging ahead with stockpiling enriched uranium
        • Navy torpedoes shackles of caution
        • Pirate boat destroyed after new raids
        • Turkey in the Middle
        • 2025 to bring a new world order: report
        • Pirates along African coast send shipping costs soaring
        • Pakistan:reasons to be anxious or reasons to be alarmed?
        • Supplying nuclear power to the Middle East – with a safety switch
        • Obama: 'Soft power' and hard reality
        • Iran rejects U.S. reports it has basis for atom bomb
        • World Scrambles to Deal with Pirate Threat
          
          • Egypt shows no signs of military response to piracy
        • Bill's rock star status may boost Hillary
        • Britain: India attack had some al-Qaida hallmarks
        • Soft targets extremely vulnerable, experts say
        • Global Spy Agencies Clueless About Deccan Mujahideen, Rule Out Qaeda Link
        • For Terrorists, Targeting India is a Very Easy Proposition: Experts
        • India's nightmare: were the killers home-grown?
        • Iraqi legislators OK pact setting up U.S. withdrawal
        • Russian Missile Plan Gives a New European Trade Hub an Old Identity Crisis
        • Loners to wannabe terrorists
      • October 2008
        
        • Do not write off the US just yet
        • Indonesia's Army - Going out of business
        • What fallout from Indian nuclear deal?
        • Somali pirates vow to stand and fight
        • The long, hard slog of strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities
        • Russia's warships head for exercise with Venezuelan navy
        • Rivals Present Sharp Divide on Iraq Goals
        • US, Europe defence spending will be hit in long-term
        • EU Defense a Possible Victim of Financial Crisis: Analysts
        • No plans to sack ministers
        • What is happening in Syria?
        • Dubai is the 'hole in the net' of sanctions on Iran
        • Interview with the Spanish Ambassador: Miguel Benzo Perea
        • Pakistan facing 'disaster,' says Imran Khan
        • Chaos warning amid Pakistan crisis
        • Leading experts to address key global challenges in the "post crisis world"
        • Commander: Iran Recognizes No Boundary for Retaliatory Strikes
        • People of Pakistan moderate not extremists: Imran
        • This was not the 'October surprise' that could benefit McCain
        • Man and Superman
        • Killings rapped
        • Iran opens new naval base at mouth of Persian Gulf
        • US defence policy - and F-35 - under attack
        • Imran Khan warns Pakistan "heading for disaster"
        • US missile kills nine at school near Taleban centre
        • "Control over world ocean was of strategic importance in 19th century. Control over outer space will be priority in the 21st
        • Profile: Imran Khan
        • Community is key to tackling Islamic extremism
        • Operation Praline: The Realization of Al-Suri’s Nizam, la Tanzim?
        • No Hero's Welcome for British Troops
        • Manama forum to discuss security, nuclear energy
      • September 2008
        
        • Global Economy Needs New Int'l Cooperation Framework, Says Tony Tan
        • Global Opinion Leaders to Gather for Korea Forum
        • "코리아 포럼: 아시아의 새로운 역학구도와 한국"
        • Georgia and Ukraine 'shouldn't join Nato'
        • Pakistan's Zardari could face threat from army: IISS
        • NATO Must Not Play Russian Roulette Over Georgia - Think Tank
        • IISS urges caution on NATO expansion after Russia-Georgia conflict
        • N. Korea can restore nuclear programme within year: think tank
        • Nato should stop expanding, says UK think tank
        • Georgia weakened NATO case, says IISS
        • Britain needs 'school for spies' says thinktank
        • 'Pakistan's President Zardari faces threat from the Army'
        • 18 Sep 2008 - - Islamic Republic News Agency - Idealistic mode of West's foreign policy is over, IISS declares
        • NKorea preparing to restart nuclear reactor: official
        • "Zardari must strike a balance between US pressure and Pak Army's intolerance"
        • Spy school needed for Britain's intelligence recruits, says thinktank
        • 'NK Able to Restore Nuke Facilities in 1 Year'
        • Iraq: A Precarious Peace
        • In Iraq, No News Is Good News
        • Iraq, U.S. close to security accord, says FM
        • Final draft of security pact ready: minister
        • Iraq close to security agreement with US
        • US-Iraq security pact is close, minister says
        • Iraq ready for new talks with U.S. and Iran: minister
        • Afghanistan tops Iraq as area of concern
        • Pak government needs consensus against terrorism: Dr.Chipman
        • N Korea 'to restart reactor'
        • Georgia, Ukraine Seek UN Support
        • N.Korea 'Bent on Restoring Nuclear Facility'
        • Petraeus team to review CentCom
        • What were Marriott bombers trying to achieve?
        • Engage Asian powers
        • Muslims reject al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
        • 26 Sep 2008 - - Reuters - North Korea army threatens South and region: Seoul
        • Pairing with Russia meant to irritate U.S.
        • 25 Sep 2008 - - Guardian - New crisis over North Korea's nuclear plans
        • Iraq's Mehdi Army at crossroads as U.S. scales down
        • North Korea Will Meet With Seoul Leaders in Rare Case of Direct Talks
        • Premier Expects Military Talks to Improve Relations Between Koreas
        • S. Korea-US Alliance Hinges on US Election: Experts
        • The Tories go nuclear
        • No template for terrorists
        • Officials and Experts Prepare for 6th IISS Global Strategic Review
        • Terrorism: Al-Qaeda could launch fresh attacks despite better security
        • 10 Sep 2008 - - Reuters - IAEA chief ElBaradei will not seek fourth term
        • World Bank chief calls for rethink over fragile states
        • Soldiers, aid workers should work together: World Bank
        • Zoellick Calls for “Securing Development” To Help Poor Escape Conflict
        • World Bank chief urges fresh approach to 'fragile states'
        • World Bank chief calls for new approach to fragile states
        • Newshour at the IISS conference in Geneva
        • WB Chief calls for new appraoch to fragile states
        • World Bank urges help
        • World community must aid fragile states: World Bank President
        • N-deal: US supported India; China may support Pak
        • Bush to withdraw 8,000 Iraq troops
        • Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Dream or Reality?
        • Owners want a lot more for their money than success on the field
        • Public diplomacy urged in S. Korea relations
        • Global Opinion Leaders to Gather in Seoul for Forum
        • U.S. urged to take time out from nuclear talks
        • Time out for six-party talks: American expert
        • Dramatic compromise on N. Korean nuke still possible: Samore
        • A Syria-Israel peace deal? Yes, no, maybe...
        • ‘Precarious fallout if Afghan problems not addressed’
        • Peace with Palestinians should be priority for Israel
        • Georgia was not on their minds
        • Israel's Real Enemy
        • Spanish diplomat says Afghanistan is far worse now than in 2001
        • Envoy offers grim review of risks facing Afghanistan
        • Afghanistan Is in Its Worst Shape Since 2001, European Diplomat Says
        • When Is A Cold War A Cold War?
        • 'Precarious fallout if Afghan problems aren't addressed'
        • One scenario, two outcomes
        • Total CEO argues merits of high energy prices
        • World Bank chief calls for new approach to fragile states
        • World Bank head urges help for "fragile" states
        • Boom, bust... it's in nature of free market
        • China taking up cricket, pursuing soft power
        • Views on Singapore, media, 'unchanged'
        • S. Korean PM expects military talks to improve frosty ties
        • S Korean PM hopes military talks thaw chilly ties
        • Pyongyang at Crossroads
        • Opportunity to resume inter-Korean dialogue
        • 세계 한반도전문가 집결..코리아포럼 개최
        • “美대선 끝나는 연말까지 북핵위기 계속”
        • 李국방 "北군사위협 불변… 지상전력 70% 전진배치"
        • 세계 한반도전문가 집결..코리아포럼 개최
        • 北, 핵 포기-개방 외에 대안 없다
        • 개국 한반도 전문가들 한자리
        • 李국방 “글로벌 재난 대처위해 軍역할 확대”
        • "북(北)에 핵(核)검증만이 유일한 해답임을 알려야"
        • 「核の検証だけが解決法だと北に理解させよ」（上）
        • 아마코스트 "미 대선후 한미간 문제점 부각 가능성"
        • "더이상 보상으로 북핵협상 유지할 수 없다"
        • Korea facing global threats: expert
        • "北, 핵무기 쉽게 포기 안할 것"
        • “韓·美 대북정책 ‘압박·포용’ 조화롭게”
        • 한국, 외교확대로 北문제서 강해질 것
        • 아인혼 CSIS 선임고문 “美, 6자회담 중단 참가국 설득해야”
        • "北에 양보보다 냉각기 감수해야"[美전문가]
        • “북핵위기 연말까지 계속될 가능성”
        • 다나카 히토시 "일, 정상화 전 北에 대규모 원조안해"
        • Georgia puso en el microondas un conflicto congelado
        • Al Qaeda’s delayed release
      • August 2008
        
        • IAEA meets to consider Indian nuclear agreement
        • Pakistan vows to 'weed out' pro-Taliban agents
        • Al Jazeera and the released terrorist's birthday party
        • Iran says able to close key oil route "easily"
        • HM meets Turkish Armed Forces Command
        • White House 'buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs'
        • British Muslims 'fighting with Taliban in Afghanistan'
        • In a changing world, Finland’s artillery stays the same
        • Al-Qaeda's Enemy Within
        • Questions answered on Russia, Georgia conflict
        • Georgia-Russia conflict could be drawn out
        • Nuclear power threats to be reviewed at key talks
        • Russian military stronger, but still far from Cold War peak
        • Moskau hat seine Ziele erreicht
        • Decoding the messages in Moscow's movements
        • Georgia’s dream is shattered, but it only has itself to blame
        • 13 Aug 2008 - - Russia Profile - Beyond the Ceasefire
        • From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
        • Russia smashes Georgian army, sends NATO message
        • Wounded NATO Grapples with Russia
        • Russia shrugs as NATO reins in ties
        • Georgia war shows Russian army strong but flawed
        • NSG to meet on Aug 21 for Indo-US nuke deal
        • Indo-US nuke deal: still a tightrope walk at NSG meet
        • British Pakistanis happy about Mush's resignation
        • Russia raises prospect of nuclear stand off
        • Musharraf's Resignation Raises Hopes For Pakistan, But Also Concerns
        • Russian fighting machine is showing its age, say military analysts
        • Still short of equipment and facing a more confident enemy, British frustration grows
        • Georgia imperils action on Iran
        • Russia could help unite a drifting West
        • Forced Off The Fence
        • How the Georgian War Began
        • Eastern Europe Can Defend Itself
        • Iran launches submarine production
        • Central Asia watches warily
      • July 2008
        
        • Building strong, close networks
        • How big is Iran's military?
        • Britain tightens ban on Hezbollah
        • Parameswaran displeased with article in ‘Today’ that runs down Rosmah
        • Madness in Afghanistan
        • The weighty successors to Ark Royal
        • £4bn MoD deal for giant aircraft carriers fuels concerns over defence spending
        • Navy signs deal to build biggest ever UK super-carriers
        • Taliban fightback forces US Marines to do longer tour
        • Progress in Iran may require regime change - in the United States
        • Afghan Bombing Sends Stark Message to India
        • Gulf States Woo Iraq
        • Four horsemen of the apocalypse
        • Iran's missile warning - more bark than bite?
        • Special Report: European Military Capabilities
        • French EU Defense Plans Need UK Backing: IISS
        • Europe's armies waste tax funds, says report
        • EU military capabilities still depend on UK, French co-operation - report
        • Iran doctored missile test-firing photo: defence analyst
        • Europe's armies chided in report <