Council On Foreign Relations
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Just another Bric in an increasingly undemocratic wall?
Partnering with questionable regimes appears to run against the grain of our political and economic interests
Foreign powers lean on Burma to open up aid drive
Western powers kept up the pressure on Burma’s generals on Thursday to allow a massive aid effort as relief workers struggled to help an estimated 2,5-million people left…
US death toll in Iraq reaches 4 000
The number of United States soldiers to die in Iraq has reached 4Â 000, the US military said on Monday, just days after the fifth anniversary of a war that President George Bush…
Africa: A bright spot in Bush’s foreign policy
United States President George Bush travels this week to Africa, one of the few regions where he can claim globally recognised successes for efforts on Aids and development in a…
True to form, Bush refuses to budge on Iran
United States President George Bush is not known for changing his mind. Unmoved by the collective wisdom of the US intelligence community, he still insists that Iran is a threat,…
Pakistan urges more US patience over tribal areas
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan on Wednesday urged the United States to be more patient as his country fights extremists in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.…