Bush Administration Recalls Cold War, Questions Moscow’s Aggression
Unprecedented Reliance on Private Contractors in War
First Arab Head of State Visits Baghdad
Exit of Georgian Troops from Iraq Opens Border to Iran
North Korea to Remain on List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

UK Planning Withdrawal from Iraq
Mullah Rahim Surrenders, Abdul Rasaq Killed
George H.W. Bush and Former Advisers Warn Against Threats to Iran

In Jordan, Construction as Anti-Extremism
Shifting Policy Toward ‘Axis of Evil’
Buses Bombed in China
Limited Food, Water Forcing Tough Choices in the Middle East, North Africa
ETA Bombing in Spain

UK Can No Longer Rely on US Assurances on Torture, Panel Reports

EPA Warns Warming a Threat to Human Health in Coming Decades
Websites Attracting New Al Qaeda Recruits
Pentagon Expects New GI Bill to Help Recruit Numbers
American Diplomatic Post in Iran Under Consideration

Gates Warns Against Increasing Militarization of US Foreign Policy
Congressional Investigators Report Homeland Protection Programs In Disarray
US Sends Envoy to Talks with Iran

Red Cross Reported US Methods Were Torture
US General Predicts Iraqi Army and Police Ready by mid-2009
Weighing Peace against Justice in Sudan
Falsified Image of Iranian Missile Tests

I don’t know for sure what Iran’s long term strategic goals are.  Does the leadership really want to achieve regional hegemony?  Obliterate Israel?  Simply ensure regime survival?  I doubt the Iranians themselves are certain.
But in the short-run, it is clear that American threats and pressure are weighing heavily on the Iranian leadership.  Unfortunately — though […]

Saudi Rehabilitation and Release of Extremists
U.S. Consulate in Istanbul Attacked
Iran Conducts Missile Tests

Chinese Police Kill Alleged Muslim Militants

Commentary: Troubled War Powers
Maliki Suggests Timetable for Withdrawal of US Troops
Iran Warns US and Israel Against Attack
Study Finds Gays in the Military Don’t Hurt Ability to Fight
G-8 Proposal to Cut Emissions by 50% by 2050

Commentary: Indecisive Policy Toward Iran
US Interrogation Tactics Modeled on Former Chinese Methods
Poll Shows Lessening Fear of Terrorism
France’s Terrorism Strategy Criticized by Human Rights Activists