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Thursday 12 November 2009 (24 Dhul Qa`dah 1430)

Editorial: Clouds over Bosnia

Is Bosnia on the brink of further breakdown and violence? NATO leaders seem to fear so as evidenced by the high-level international diplomacy taking place in recent days. The problem lies in attempts... Full Story


Public challenge, private courtship

With the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the tape of US President Ronald Reagan’s famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate is likely to be played and replayed. “Mr. Gorbachev,” he declared,... Full Story


China’s ‘strategic reassurance’ that isn’t

The Obama administration’s worldview is still emerging, but its policies toward Russia and China are already revealing. Its Russia policy consists of trying to accommodate Moscow’s sense of global... Full Story




Long-range menace from Somali pirates

Anti-piracy measures off Somalia appear to be forcing pirates to extend their range to strike deep into the Indian Ocean, shifting the menace even further from the protection of international naval... Full Story