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Foreign Policy: Uribe Falls to Earth

Fri, 07/03/2009 - 1:17pm
Colombia's president is used to being wildly popular. But now, his flirtation with a third term may be getting him into trouble.

Foreign Policy: This Week at War, No. 23

Thu, 07/02/2009 - 6:51pm
What the four-stars are reading -- a weekly column from Small Wars Journal.

Foreign Policy: The Least Free Places on Earth

Thu, 07/02/2009 - 6:50pm
As the United States celebrates its Independence Day, here's a look at some places with nothing to cheer about. The following images are from the bottom 21 countries and territories from Freedom House's Freedom in the World report, with text prepared by the staff of Freedom House.

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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 11:05am
TS Image:  TS Target:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070104217.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5720810/Taliban-faction-claims-capture-of-US-soldier-in-Afghanistan.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/02/swine-flu-uk TS Title:  1. Saddam’s Ruse: FBI Reports Reveal Iraq Lied about WMD to Deter Iran 2. Score One for the Marines: U.S. Troops Take Over Taliban Area in Afghanistan 3. Score One for the Taliban: Group Claims Capture of U.S. Soldier 4. Swine Flu Alert: British Health Secretary Warns 100k New Cases a Day By Sept.

Foreign Policy: Scenes from a Withdrawal

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 7:27pm
What will happen to Iraqi reconstruction when all the marines are gone?

Foreign Policy: Call in the Cavalry!

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 6:27pm
A historical look at how Afghanistan can be won -- and lost.

Foreign Policy: Iraq's Real Deadline

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 7:39pm
The true test for Iraq will come from its next round of elections -- and the real U.S. troop withdrawal.

Foreign Policy: Ignoring the Green Revolution

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 6:54pm
With so much at stake, why don't Palestinians care about Iran?

Foreign Policy: Iraq’s Mud Is Getting Wetter

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 4:40pm
As U.S. troops pull out, it's starting to look an awful lot like 2003.

Foreign Policy: The End of the Beginning

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 6:51pm
What will be the legacy of the Green Revolution?

Foreign Policy: Michael Jackson Infinity

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 5:46pm
The Globalization of the King of Pop

Foreign Policy: New Russians

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 2:44pm
After years of seeking superpower status, Russia is finally settling into its role in the new world order.

Foreign Policy: This Week at War, No. 22

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 1:42pm
What the four-stars are reading -- a weekly column from Small Wars Journal.

Foreign Policy: Too Little, Too Late

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:02pm
Why the Iranian election was doomed from the start.

Foreign Policy: The 8 Books Ahmadinejad Doesn’t Want You to Read

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 6:51pm
And what they say about modern Iran

Confirmation Logjam Breaks?

Mon, 06/22/2009 - 6:35pm

A blanket hold placed late last week by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on all State Department nominees appears to have been lifted on Saturday, administration sources tell The Cable.

Foreign Policy: Iran's Worst Clerics

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 5:40pm
As the Iranian opposition takes its case to the country's religious leader, here's a look at five hard-line mullahs who could stand in the way.

Foreign Policy: Portraits of Instability

Sun, 06/21/2009 - 12:25pm
Haunting images from the world's most fragile states.