Headlines, June 26 edition
BACKGROUNDER Pentagon buys M-17 Russian military helicopters for Afghan Army Obama cancels Abe meeting at G8 in apparent deference to Beijing Turkey to buy Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) ships (more…)
After playing major role in Syrian revolt, Qatar yields to angry Iran
ABU DHABI — Qatar has bowed out as chief sponsor of the Sunni rebel movement in Syria. Arab diplomatic sources said Qatar quietly withdrew from its position as the (more…)
Obama’s Iran strategy said directed by top aide, herself Iran-born
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Headlines, June 19 edition
BACKGROUNDER Japan poised to shift huge investment, factories from China to India Russia weighs entering Syrian war with paratroopers to Golan Heights On eve of Iranian election, U.S. imposes (more…)
Report credits Hizbullah as ‘single most important’ factor in Syrian War
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Headlines, June 12 edition
BACKGROUNDER Japan scrambles to catch up with China’s yuan diplomacy in Africa Cyber threat emerges as top agenda item for NATO defense summit Russia, China to stage joint anti-terror (more…)
Intel chief Clapper: Iran now has ‘technical capacity’ to produce nukes
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Headlines, June 5 edition
BACKGROUNDER Russia’s Medvedev hints he might resign amid signs of rift with Putin Karzai welcomed in India which he sees filling gap left by NATO exit India activates nuclear (more…)
Turkey presses Obama administration to back its Middle East agenda
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