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Opinion 4 factors to consider in US options for North Korea
North Korea has captured global attention with its provocative behavior in recent months. What will Kim Jong-un do next? Here are four factors to consider when thinking through US options on North Korea.
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Briefing China's growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon
The US Department of Defense is carefully monitoring the growth of China’s military. These four items are currently at the top of their list.
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news
The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
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Opinion What would really rebuild Iraq
War has totally disrupted family, education, and culture.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
In Burma, a frustrated quiet
Without aid coming along Burma's Asian Highway, Burmese head east to find help.
05/13/2008 01:00 am -
Burma (Myanmar): An unbending junta still blocks aid
The military regime views foreign aid workers as potential spies or activists' allies.
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. helicopters cause stir in Thai town on Burma border
In Mae Sot, home to many Burmese exiles and refugees, two helicopters stopped unannounced during a survey of the area
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
Hasty truce with Moqtada al-Sadr tests his sway in Baghdad stronghold
A cease-fire deal between Mr. Sadr's representatives in the Iraqi government and members of the leading Shiite bloc aims to end weeks of fierce battles in Sadr City.
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
As Pakistan changes, should U.S. policy?
The US is increasingly out of sync with Pakistan's newly-elected government, say analysts.
05/12/2008 01:00 am -
Baghdad's Sadr City residents fear intensifying fight
A rare daytime US airstrike in Sadr City on Thursday came as residents said that soldiers were warning them to leave parts of the district, which is a bastion of support for the anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
05/09/2008 01:00 am -
A soldier's quest to save Iraqi, Afghan interpreters
Targeted by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, they find a haven in America.
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
Iraq's new gated communities: safer, mixed, walled-in
Residents are moving back to Saidiyah, a neighborhood once racked by sectarian violence that is now guarded by a 12-foot-high wall.
05/06/2008 01:00 am -
Military looks for Humvee successor
The 'jeep of the future' is expected to be safer for troops and more fuel efficient.
05/06/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. death toll rises as it digs in against Iraq's Shiite militias
At least 47 US soldiers were killed in Iraq in April, making it the deadliest month since September. Many of the casualties are a result of the recent assault on the Mahdi Army.
05/01/2008 01:00 am -
An Afghan officer, NATO behind him, leads an assault
In Afghanistan's troubled south, one mission shows how far the Afghan Army has come –and what remains to be done.
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
04/30/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. pushes utilities to counter Moqtada al-Sadr
US general in Baghdad says bringing basic services to Sadr City to weaken Sadr and his militia can work this time.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
In push for drones, Gates labors to change Pentagon
The services aren't delivering enough unmanned planes to war zones, the Defense secretary charges.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View New ways to quell Al Qaeda?
Pakistan's new leaders go soft with jihadists. But that takes hard tactics to pull off.
04/28/2008 01:00 am -
Tempelhof airport divides Berliners along cold-war lines
The German capital votes Sunday on closing the airport that served as a crucial conduit for Allied supplies during the Soviet blockade of Berlin from 1948-49.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
Can the U.N. avert a Kirkuk border war?
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq is expected to unveil a plan in May that it hopes will lead to a compromise over contentious land issues in oil-rich northern Iraq.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
One reporter's odyssey tracking his uncle's legacy in Laos
Lou Connick was a charming humanitarian who ran aid programs in Indochina in the 1970s – and moonlighted for the CIA. Just how far did he go in fighting communism?
04/22/2008 01:00 am -
At Kuwait meeting, U.S. hope for regional aid to Iraq
The summit of Arab neighbors Tuesday is the third attempt to gain more support for Iraq's reconstruction from Sunni states. Baghdad's crackdown on Shiite militias may help.
04/22/2008 01:00 am -
Rice sees Iraqi unity emerging in battle against Sadr
Secretary of State Rice arrived in Baghdad on Sunday as Iraqi, US, and British forces continued to clash with the Mahdi Army.
04/21/2008 01:00 am -
Iraq bombings target US-allied, anti-Al Qaeda groups
Bombings this week in Sunni areas of Iraqi have killed more than 100 people.
04/18/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the US economy from a 19th-century perspective, China's human rights record, and reinstating the draft.
04/17/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security U.S. military prepares to train Pakistani forces
US officials have requested $750 million to expand a program designed to assist foreign militaries engaged in counterterrorism.
04/16/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. hopes to counter Mahdi Army's clout in Baghdad
American forces in Iraq announced Monday ambitious public-works plans to win support in Sadr City.
04/15/2008 01:00 am
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