April 2, 2009, 12:31 am
engagement with the world.” What has gotten less attention is the central role Obama foresees in this approach for “strengthened partnerships with . . . foreign militaries and security forces that can combat . . . common enemies.” The principle underpins Obama’s new, “cooperative” strategy for the
April 13, 2009, 7:31 am
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extremists. Read the rest at World Politics Review. (Photo: BW Jones)
June 24, 2009, 2:46 pm
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years in office. He was the world’s longest-serving, elected head of state, as well as one of its wealthiest — having carefully tailored the nation’s laws to both keep himself in office and fatten his many foreign bank accounts. Bongo left behind a country so accustomed to his rule that his death sparked a nationwide security
December 16, 2009, 2:59 pm
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the war. Read the rest at World Politics Review. (Photo: David Axe) Related: Columbia City Paper: The Impossible War — Obama Commits More Troops to Afghanistan, with the Wrong Strategy VoA News: Training Afghan Forces Poses Challenge for U.S. Military Axe-SPAN: On U.S. Training of Afghan Army and Police VoA News: Logistics Play Key Role
January 6, 2010, 8:47 am
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for rebels. Read the rest at World Politics Review. (Photo: David Axe) Related: Chad Bombs Rebels as Peacekeepers
January 20, 2010, 12:33 pm
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is over 165,000 percent, the world’s highest,” International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think-tank, reported around the time of the 2008 election. “Unemployment is over 85 percent, poverty over 90 percent, and foreign reserves almost depleted. Over 4 million people are in desperate need of food. HIV/AIDS and malnutrition
January 27, 2010, 12:26 pm
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the U.S. Naval Academy, told World Politics Review. “I think we’re on the cusp of the next threshold, in which privately owned escort vessels are more acceptable.” Read the rest at World Politics Review. Related: Somali Insurgents Claim Boost from Yemen Shipper Hires Mercenary Pirate-Fighters Ship-Protection Firm “Looking
January 27, 2010, 12:26 pm
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the U.S. Naval Academy, told World Politics Review. “I think we’re on the cusp of the next threshold, in which privately owned escort vessels are more acceptable.” Read the rest at World Politics Review. Related: Somali Insurgents Claim Boost from Yemen Shipper Hires Mercenary Pirate-Fighters Ship-Protection Firm “Looking
February 10, 2010, 1:28 pm
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“Unless the rest of world looks at Somalia as a peace challenge, it may be too late.” Read the rest at World Politics Review. Related: Kenyan Veep Warns of Somali Extremists Canadians Catch, Release Suspected Somali Pirates World Politics Review: Shippers Mull Private Security against Somalia Pirates Somali Insurgents Claim Boost
March 11, 2010, 6:18 am
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difficult,” he told World Politics Review. In December, U.S. President Barack Obama announced he would be sending 30,000 new troops to reinforce the more than eight-year-old Afghan war effort. These forces are now arriving, feeding ongoing NATO offensives in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, as well as efforts to establish
