United Nations
PROSPECTS 2009: International disunity hurts Balkans
Kosovo's unsettled status continues to present a challenge to regional stability.
BalkansINTERNATIONAL: Global fiscal policy remains tenuous
Growing global governance needs, especially relating to financial sector regulation and the...
InternationalCONGO-KINSHASA: Insecurity overwhelms peacekeepers
Senior French, UK and US diplomats visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda over the...
Congo-KinshasaSUDAN/ANGOLA: Large states exploit farm potential
Angola and Sudan have each unveiled ambitious plans to boost agricultural production on a scale...
SudanSUDAN: Interests favour avoiding war, despite new arms
On October 15 Southern Sudan's minister of finance, Kuol Athian, revealed that military spending...
SudanIRAN/RUSSIA: Long-term rivalry will likely increase
The UN Security Council on September 27 passed a resolution on Iran's nuclear programme that...
IranINTERNATIONAL: Should force be used to provide aid?
The R2P principle was endorsed by heads of state and government at the United Nations World...
InternationalRUSSIA/GEORGIA: Conflict renews debate on sovereignty
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday asserted that Moscow had established formal...
Russia