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Blast-off: 6 recent missile advances
Missiles have been prominent in the news with India’s successful test, North Korea’s failed one, and much talk of missile defense systems in Europe and the Persian Gulf. Here are six recent noteworthy missile-technology advances.
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Opinion Six reasons to keep America as No. 1 superpower
Many around the world say American decline would preserve global stability through a better balance of power. They’re wrong, says Steve Yetiv, a political science professor at Old Dominion University. It’s not that other countries or international institutions can’t play vital roles. They do. But they can't yet do what Washington does around the world, Yetiv says. Here he gives six examples.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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5 countries with the longest ongoing US sanctions
Sanctions are once again leading the news with trade embargoes tightening around Iran and debates over whether to loosen US restrictions on Cuba and Myanmar.
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Q&A: What's with the war talk surrounding Iran?
Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program have escalated in recent weeks as the US and Europe ramp up sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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Notable architects of US foreign policy
From 'Seward's folly' to the marshall plan, a snapshot of American diplomacy of the past.
09/25/2010 12:46 pm -
Iraq to pay $400 million for Saddam's mistreatment of Americans
The controversial settlement opens the door for the US to pressure the United Nations to end sanctions imposed during Saddam Hussein's rule, which were never fully lifted.
09/09/2010 05:50 pm -
11 countries speaking out against Koran burning in Florida
More than 10 countries have now condemned a Florida pastor's plan to burn the Koran in commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks of nine years ago. As noted in the Monitor article Why the planned Koran burning causes outrage and alarm, "Muslims see it as the uninterrupted, unchangeable, and eternal word of God. Burning the Koran is akin to directly burning the word of God." Here is what leaders are saying worldwide.
09/09/2010 04:54 pm -
542 antiquities looted in Iraq war return home. Where are the rest?
Officials triumphed in Monday's return of everything from gold earrings to a sacred statue looted in the Iraq war. But they also said that 632 pieces returned last year have gone missing.
09/07/2010 06:02 pm -
The glittering Gulf states' dark labor secret
Foreign workers fuel the continued rise of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, while working for low wages and in miserable conditions.
09/06/2010 04:25 pm -
The man behind the mosque near ground zero: Who is Feisal Abdul Rauf?
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wants to build an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero as part of his effort to preach Muslim tolerance. But on the eve of 9/11, opposition and skepticism abounds.
09/04/2010 09:46 am -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog 'Invisible hand' visible in Kurdistan
In the wake of untold violence, Kurdistan's street blooms with chatter and commerce. What besides the 'invisible hand' could explain it?
08/31/2010 06:35 pm -
Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 08/31
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In Pictures Iraq combat mission over
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Walter Rodgers Price of August naps: history's rudest awakenings
Stay alert, stay alive – especially in August, when Washington and much of Europe are on autopilot.
08/25/2010 10:16 pm -
Stolen Van Gogh still missing, Egypt deputy minister detained
Stolen Van Gogh painting 'Vase with Flowers,' worth $50 million, has not been seen since Saturday. The prosecutor general ordered the detention of Deputy Culture Minister Mohsen Shalaan and four of the museum's security guards while they are investigated on suspicion of neglect and professional delinquency.
08/24/2010 10:49 am -
Iraq border concerns spur effort to integrate Kurdish and Iraqi Army forces
Kurdish forces are receiving instruction at the Iraqi Army’s training center in what officials call a breakthrough aimed at easing tensions and securing Iraq's vulnerable border with Iran.
08/23/2010 03:44 pm -
The Monitor's View Pakistan flood: Where are Islamabad's Muslim friends and China when it needs them?
The US has increased aid to Pakistan for the flood disaster. Saudi Arabia has, too. But other Muslim countries and big-ally China lag.
08/19/2010 04:52 pm -
Iraq war: Last US combat brigade crosses into Kuwait
The last US combat brigade in the Iraq war crossed into Kuwait on Thursday, leaving behind 50,000 US troops in an unsettled country still struggling to form a government.
08/19/2010 12:58 pm -
BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch clouded by security spat with UAE
The United Arab Emirates wants greater access to BlackBerry communications data. Research in Motion, which released its new BlackBerry Torch 9800 on Tuesday, could lose a lucrative market.
08/03/2010 08:23 pm -
Afghanistan war: Afghan soldier kills three British troops and escapes. Now what?
An Afghan soldier killed three British troops Tuesday. His motives are not known, but the incident could increase British skepticism about the Afghanistan war.
07/13/2010 02:14 pm -
Iraqi schools, once renowned, still reeling from war
The US has rebuilt and resupplied Iraqi schools. But amid continued sectarian violence and attacks on educational institutions and teachers, the system still needs security and hope.
07/12/2010 03:46 pm -
Global News Blog Global heat wave hits US, reignites climate change debate
Worldwide, the first five months of 2010 were the warmest on record. With the US now getting its share of a heat wave, how will it affect the public perception of climate change?
07/07/2010 01:52 pm -
WikiLeaks case: Army charges soldier in release of Iraq cockpit video
The Army said Tuesday that Spec. Bradley Manning stole information on a massive scale, though charging papers did not mention the WikiLeaks website by name.
07/06/2010 07:09 pm -
Locked out: The 12 million people without a country, and the need to become a citizen
The victims of shifting borders, politics, or the happenstance of birthplace, the world's 12 million stateless people and their need to become citizens are rising on the international human rights agenda.
07/04/2010 10:15 am -
Oily rain and cracks in the earth: Busting Gulf oil spill myths
Scientists are tackling Internet rumors of worst-case senarios from the Gulf oil spill. But as one says, 'What we have going on now is a huge science experiment and research needs to be done on it.'
06/30/2010 09:10 pm -
Three military commanders before General McChrystal who got the ax
Here are three examples of military commanders whose words or beliefs resulted in their early retirement. General McChrystal meets with Obama Wednesday.
06/23/2010 11:09 am -
David R. Francis After BP oil spill, 'peak' oil seems nearer than ever
Without alternative supplies of energy to offset it, a decline in oil production would send shock waves through the world, rattling economies and politics alike.
06/21/2010 01:23 pm -
World makes progress against slavery, but 13 nations lag
The US State Department's annual report on modern-day slavery cites greater determination worldwide to stamp it out. But 13 nations are on the list of sluggards neglecting the issue.
06/14/2010 05:31 pm -
Soldier arrested in WikiLeaks classified Iraq video case
Army Spc. Bradley Manning has been arrested in connection with the April release of classified footage of a US helicopter mistakenly shooting Iraqi civilians to website WikiLeaks.
06/07/2010 04:39 pm
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