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Kim Jong-un's goal? Status as the unequivocal god-king of the North.
Kim Jong-un is showing he is firmly in charge of North Korea, capable of challenging the mighty United States and a worthy successor to the Kim dynasty. That might be a good thing.
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Backchannels Egypt's political elites and their estrangement from the poor
Evidence abounds that Egypt's political elite, both within and outside of its ruling Muslim Brotherhood, aren't engaged with the issue that brought them to power.
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How the Obama-Romney foreign-policy debate could determine the election
With turmoil increasing in world hot spots, foreign policy and national security have become major presidential campaign issues. From China to Israel, Iran to Syria, stateless terrorists to struggling alliances, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will have plenty to debate Monday night.
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Why the Benghazi terrorist attack still dogs Obama
When it comes up in the presidential candidates’ foreign policy debate Monday night, President Obama will have some serious explaining to do about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last month that killed the US Ambassador and three other Americans.
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UN head says Syria monitors fired on near reported new massacre site
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told UN representatives in New York about the alleged new atrocity in Syria and UN monitors coming under fire trying to reach the area.
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Terrorism & Security Israel's public campaign against Iran has West on edge
Israel's steady stream of warnings against Iran troubles Western leaders, who worry that Israel will act unilaterally.
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Terrorism & Security Iran nuclear talks: Tehran says it's ready, despite assassination.
Tehran said it is ready to resume Iran nuclear talks with international powers after more than a year-long break. But it has yet to formally respond to an EU request to return to the table.
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How 9/11 made Barack Obama a war president
Many expected Barack Obama to be an antiwar president. But he embraced his role as commander in chief of the world's most powerful military, escalating the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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Syria threatens to expel US ambassador
Syria has warned Ambassador Robert Ford not to leave Damascus. That complicates the new US strategy of strengthening the opposition so it can bring about democratic change.
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Bestselling books the week of 6/9/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
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US to begin drone strikes in Libya
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates rejected concerns of mission creep, saying the US mission in Libya always left room for actions such as drone strikes.
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Iran arrests 70 professors who met with Mousavi
The move signals that the regime is widening its crackdown from street protesters to the political and intellectual elite.
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Review: 'Body of Lies'
This high-speed spy movie pits the CIA against Middle Eastern jihadists but resembles a trailer of itself.
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DiCaprio film glamorizes Jordan's feared spy agency
Human rights groups charge the mukhabarat, portrayed in the new Ridley Scott movie 'Body of Lies,' with systematic torture.
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Speculation persists about Admiral Fallon's departure from Pentagon
Broad outspokenness, and not a White House plan for war with Iran, most likely led to his retirement from Central Command.
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