Consortium News

Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 06:49
Two hundred years after the “Great Game” for domination of Central Asia began with the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813, Washington is maneuvering to increase its military presence on Russia’s underbelly, this time through a “counterterrorism partnership” with Tajikistan and its neighbors.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil, in effect, has replaced the U.S. as the most influential player on the South American continent and its reach can only be expected to increase.