US Allies

Iran Agrees To Talk, So Oil Prices Fall

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Video, US Allies, Jobless Rate, Oil Industry, U.S. Economic Recovery, Iran Nuclear, Reuters, Oil Prices, Hiring, European Union, Iran, Ben Bernanke, Newedge Brokerage, Petromatrix, Business News

* Iran nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul * U.S., allies want end to high-level enrichment * Disappointing U.S. jobs d...

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U.S. Should Support British-French-Led No-Fly Zone in Libya

Graham Allison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya, US Allies, Libya No Fly Zone, Middle East Protests, Robert Gates, European Union, Libya Revolution, Nicolas Sarkozy, Libya Protests, World News
Graham Allison

Demanding that the US take ownership of every crisis will assure only one outcome: failure.

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Tunisia: Democratic Triumph or U.S. Disaster?

Barry Lando | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Iraq, Tunisia, Pakistan, Moqtada Al-Sadr, US Allies, War on Terror, Hezbollah, Democracy, Hosni Mubarak, US Foreign Policy, Tunisia Riots, Dictatorship, Foreign Policy, Islamophobia, Egypt Protests, World News
Barry Lando

Will the Tunisian military really throw open the doors to all political groups? Jasmine uprisings across the Middle East and Central Asia could spell disaster for American policy.

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U.S. v. Iran: Winds of War or Psychological Warfare?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mehdi Moini, U.S. Allies, Turkey, Irgc, U.S. Iran War, U.S. Iran Policy, U.S. Iran Attack, U.S., Iran, Azerbaijan, U.S.-Iran Relations, World News
Haggai Carmon

There is no doubt that the U.S.'s and allies' moves in the region are meant to signal to the Iranians that they mean business. Either the Iranians abandon their nuclear armament plans, or the West will destroy their facilities.

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U.S. Relying More On Allies In Questioning Terror Suspects

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Allies, Interrogations, Terror Suspects, US, World News

The United States is now relying heavily on foreign intelligence services to capture, interrogate and detain all but the highest-level terrorist suspe...

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Searching for Accountability in Gaza

Richard Bennet and Nicholas Quin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lebanon, US Allies, Gaza, Crime, United Nations, War, Palestinians, Criminal Justice, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Hamas, Israel Death Toll, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Prosecution, War Crimes, Criminal Justice System, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Idf, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Invasion, International Court of Justice, World News
Richard Bennet and Nicholas Quin

In handling the case of the Gaza airstrikes, any war crimes prosecutor would be dealing with a mere snapshot of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict.

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Gates Asks Iraq Allies To Shift Troops To Afghanistan

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, Iraq, War Wire, Robert Gates, US Allies, Coalition, Foreign Affairs, Politics News

BUDAPEST, Hungary — NATO allies must send either more forces or more money for the fight in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will arg...

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Boast Boldly & Tote a Tiny Twig

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, US Allies, U.S. Georgia Relationship, George W. Bush, Russia Georgia War, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

Teddy Roosevelt advised "Speak softly, and carry a big stick," but unfortunately: George Bush, "you're no Teddy Roosevelt." In your case it's "Boast boldly while toting a tiny twig."

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4 Sunni Allies Of US Killed In Iraq

New York Times | DAMIEN CAVE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Sunni Awakening, Sunnis, Iraq Violence, US Allies, Home News

Four members of a local American-backed Awakening group in Diyala Province were killed Wednesday when a house they were raiding exploded, the police s...

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