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Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:27
Both Russia and China are pressing dubious territorial claims, and the United States is pushing back against both.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:26
Central African Republic will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 18, a spokesman for the interim government said on Thursday.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:25
Moscow is driven by the principle of "parity" in its arms supplies to rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan, a senior Russian defense official has said, in comments that are likely to further erode Armenia's confidence in its ostenible military ally, Russia.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:22
Tajikistan’s most high-profile Islamic State fighter has threatened to kill his brother back home and dismissed rumors he is a government mole on a secret mission inside the so-called caliphate.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:21
The UN Security Council has held an open debate on children affected by conflict. It adopted a resolution to name and shame governments and armed groups which abduct children in armed conflicts.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:19
The leader of Tajikistan’s main genuine opposition party has told EurasiaNet.org that he is embarking on a period of self-imposed exile over fears that the government plans to jail him on bogus charges.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:06
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay on the occasion of the U.S. – Paraguay Political and Economic Dialogue.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 08:28
Vowing to achieve a lasting defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces, Defense Secretary Ash Carter outlined the Defense Department’s counterterrorism strategy today in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. The secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria, where U.S.-led coalition allies and partners are assisting and advising local forces.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 07:32
Ukraine face a crisis. Nigeria passed a test. And the Islamic State and Ebola left inedible marks. How 2014's success stories and struggles affected state - and global - stability last year and set the stage for 2015.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 07:27
LAST week President Obama approved an additional 450 troops to join the roughly 3,000 already in Iraq. Living inside secure bases nicknamed “lily pads,” they will train Iraqi soldiers for a few weeks via lecture and drill instruction. The graduates will then be sent outside the wire to fight the Islamic State. This strategy is no more resolute than a lily pad, and our generals know it. It is tokenism that reflects confusion at the top, and it will fail.