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North Korea abandons armistice: 4 key questions answered
Tensions on the Korean peninsula are ratcheting up. The US has started its annual war games with South Korean forces, and North Korea has used that fact to declare that it is invalidating the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953. What really has North Korea upset, though, is the tough, new sanctions passed by the United Nations in response to the North's nuclear test last month.Here are the top four questions analysts are wrestling with on the heels of these developments.
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Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves
The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will have profound, direct effects on the country's security, economy, and society. Here are five areas that are likely to see an impact.
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What's Ahmadinejad getting out of his Latin America tour?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Latin America trip, a whirlwind four-nation tour that began in Venezuela on Jan. 8, is now taking him to the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The trip is his fifth visit to the region since 2007 and has prompted alarm in some corners of the United States that Iran is using the region as a staging ground to attack US interests.However, many who study Iran’s relationship with Latin America, in particular Venezuela, say fear of an Iranian threat in the Americas is overblown, at least at this point. Here are four reasons why:
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Palestinian statehood: why Arabs have turned on Obama
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Five ways 9/11 has transformed the US military
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US crossing more borders in terror war?
The alleged incursions into Syria, and previously into Pakistan, could be risky.
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Fallout of US-India nuke deal
Could China's plan to help Pakistan build nuclear power plants be the first of many pacts in the region?
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US-Iraqi security pact still unsettled
Amid growing opposition, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on Sunday for more time to negotiate a plan that could begin US troop withdrawals in June 2009.
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A financial new world order?
Bush says reforms must improve, not fetter, the free market; Europeans hint at more robust intervention.
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To fight Taliban, US eyes Afghan tribes
Some tribes have forced insurgents from their area, but many risks remain.
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India nuclear deal: big step on long road
With no progress on Iran, and setbacks on North Korea, the deal may be Bush's only nonproliferation feat.
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China’s first spacewalk: no cold-war race this time
The Shenzhou 7 launches Thursday in an era of global space cooperation.
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U.S. concern rises about future of Iraq's detainees
Some 15,000 in custody may be in limbo when UN rules that govern Iraq lapse in December.
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Iraq urges 2011 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal
Maliki wants a date in the status-of-forces deal, a move the US is resisting.
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Crises cast doubt on Bush's strategy
He's emphasized personal relationships with leaders such as Putin and Musharraf.
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Will US-Russia tensions extend to space?
Without Russia, NASA couldn’t send astronauts to the space station between 2010 and 2015.
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After Georgia, what future for NATO?
Russia's message – 'We're back and we're strong' – creates a new geopolitical dynamic in Eurasia for the Western alliance.
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Russia, Georgia clash in breakaway statelet
After weeks of escalating skirmishes with South Ossetia, Georgia moved to regain control of the enclave. Russia responded by sending in tanks.
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Iran sanctions likely to rise as election issue
Tehran dismisses latest UN offer on nuclear program, prolonging the debate over more sanctions.
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Bush tours a more secure Asia
His trip, which ends at the Olympics, is intended to showcase achievements in the region.
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In Turkey, ruling AKP on trial in high court, media
Newspapers and TV have entered a bitter fray between the opposition and the AKP government, accused of undermining the country's secularist ideals.
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In Turkey, ruling AKP on trial in high court, media
Newspapers and TV have entered a bitter fray between the opposition and the AKP government, accused of undermining the country's secularist ideals.
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Beijing lawyer fights for pollution victims
Xu Kezhu took pollution for granted – until she saw the clean skies of Europe.
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Afghan fight drawing foreign jihadis
They seem to be moving from Iraq to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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A U.S. attack on Iran? Not coming soon
Tehran has softened its tone, but tough decisions await the next US president.
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Will the U.S. open an office in Iran?
Secretary Rice has floated the idea of an interests-section office – a step down from an embassy.
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Could North Korea still make nukes?
Destruction of its nuclear cooling tower was important but largely symbolic.
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New report highlights ties between global warming and US security
A warming climate would mean less food and more immigration, which could worsen ethnic strife.
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Did rogue network leak nuclear bomb design?
Some US experts worry that a smuggling ring gave rogue states plans for a light warhead, apparently from Pakistan.
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Iran's nuclear program: will more sanctions work?
The EU's Javier Solana heads to Iran this weekend to offer revised US-EU incentives.
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