Afghanistan: Battle for the Silk Road
A sudden uptick in Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan has some worried about the security of the Silk Road initiative.
Iran Ups the Ante on Uranium Enrichment
The Iranian government’s plan to construct ten new uranium enrichment plants has put prospects for a diplomatic solution on life support.
A New US Surge in Pakistan?
President Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 30,000 troops in Afghanistan has obscured an equally important development: the intensification of U.S operations in Pakistan.
Russia Relations under a Biden Presidency
A Biden win in November does not bode well for US-Russia relations.
Sudan Conflict: Peace Prospects Dwindle as Both Sides Dig In
Prospects for peace remain bleak in Sudan as both sides increasingly view a decisive military victory as the only acceptable outcome.
DPRK Military Purge: Signs of Reform on the Horizon?
In what is being called a military purge to pave the way for his personal ascension, North Korea's Kim Jong-un has sacked a top general under the pretext of illness to put his stamp on the highest echelons of military leadership.
Has India Seen Its First ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist?
The case of Alem Jeb Afridi in India has many of the characteristics of a ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attack.
Lebanon’s Cedar Revolution Ending
A United Nations’ Special Tribunal trying the assassination of the former Lebanon Prime Minister orders the release of four pro-Syrian Labanese generals held in connection with the investigation.
Mexico’s Presidential Contest
Enrique Peña Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is likely to become Mexico’s next president following the July election. A capture of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, however, chief of the Sinaloa drug cartel, could provide a significant impetus for Felipe Calderón’s center-right National Action Party.