AFGHANISTAN: Taliban lack classic insurgent strategy

On the basis of selected history, some have concluded that the Taliban cannot be defeated. Yet a...

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ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST: Hamas remains defiant

The Israeli security cabinet is meeting today to decide whether to expand its campaign against...

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President-elect Barack Obama has indicated that he intends to re-emphasise the traditional US...

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Donayre had been at the centre of a controversy in which he was video recorded making insulting...

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As pirate attacks on commercial shipping increase -- particularly in the Gulf of Aden -- and...

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There is mounting evidence that NATO and the United States are making the same mistakes in...

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Russian leaders' recent pronouncements suggest that Moscow will continue to pursue an assertive...

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President-elect Barack Obama's Iraq advisory team will meet in Washington tomorrow to develop...

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After a brief but painful test of strength ended the political deadlock, Lebanon has experienced...

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An Akula-class submarine suffered a fire control systems failure yesterday during sea trials,...

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