Border Control
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 13:10
As the U.S. and NATO forces prepare to leave Afghanistan starting next year, a new buzzword has appeared in Central Asian capitals: “spillover.” This is the theory that, when coalition troops withdraw, the Afghanistan authorities won’t be able to maintain order, resulting in either civil war or the return of an Islamist government in Afghanistan. This could lead to various dangerous elements spilling over the border from Afghanistan into the ex-Soviet Central Asian states, including guns, drugs and radical Islamists.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 00:00
More than a defacing of a scared mountain, the construction of border fences along the U.S.-Mexican border symbolizes a deeper division between two nations whose fates are intertwined.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 00:00
The judge's order to lift the protective order was issued as part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:58
The protest movement in Iraq that began in December 2012 has not occurred in isolation from events in Syria over the past two years.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:36
Turkey urged Syrian Kurds on Friday not to establish a break-away entity in northern Syria by force, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warning against any "wrong and dangerous" moves that could hurt Turkish security.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 12:47
Egypt’s new government has imposed the toughest border restrictions on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in years, sealing smuggling tunnels, blocking most passenger traffic and causing millions of dollars in economic losses.
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 00:00
En la frontera sur hay dos grandes sistemas de seguridad en proceso de desarrollo: el Sistema Integral de Vigilancia Aerea mejor conocido como SIVA a cargo de la SEDENA y la red de Estaciones Navales Avanzadas (ENA), en proceso de implementacion por parte
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 00:00
En medio de la tensa relacion entre Caracas y Bogota, los habitantes de la frontera donde se reunieron los presidentes Santos y Maduro viven de una manera particular.
Saturday, July 27, 2013 - 14:25
A round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the last week:
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 12:49
A senior Hamas official says the new Egyptian government's crackdown on militants in the Sinai Peninsula is part of an anti-Hamas campaign, the first criticism by the group of Egypt's new leadership.