Security
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 07:27
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave a lengthy press conference on January 26, in which he reflected on the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2015. Among a number of issues, he addressed Moscow’s obligations under the December 1994 Budapest Memorandum on security assurances for Ukraine.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 07:24
An Uzbek delegation led by the authoritarian Central Asia nation's foreign minister met with senior U.S. officials in Washington on January 19 for consultations on a range of issues, including human rights and security.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 06:48
The United States is pressing on with its economic interests in Rwanda, even as it continues to express disappointment at the recent changes to the country's constitution which allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in the country on Wednesday for a two-day visit that is mainly focussed on strengthening economic ties between the two countries.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 05:25
With about 500,000 people expected to visit Brazil for the Olympics here this year, researchers are scrambling to figure how much of a risk the Games might pose in spreading the Zika virus around the world.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 07:51
Armenian armed forces broke ceasefire with Azerbaijan 131 times on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Jan. 28.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 07:33
Administration officials acknowledged that sticking to the plan to leave Afghanistan the way it left Iraq in 2011 would be disastrous for U.S. interests.
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 07:10
After spending more than $33 million on a widely discredited election in Haiti, the United States has been pressing the country’s leaders to go ahead with a presidential runoff election this Sunday, despite a growing chorus of warnings that the vote could lead to an explosion of violence.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:55
The killing of two Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) hackers is raising new questions about whether the Pentagon is targeting the group's tech-savvy members.
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 11:49
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Mr. Michael Singh
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Managing Director, Lane-Swing Senior FellowThe Washington InstituteWashington , D.C.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 07:14
A new Crisis Group report points to opposition crackdowns as indicative of an unstable state.