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ECONOMY: Poll Finds Wide Perception of Unfairness
An average of nearly two out of three people in 34 countries around the world believe that the benefits and burdens resulting from changes in their nation's economy over the last few years are not being distributed fairly, according to a new multinational survey released Thursday by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).POLITICS: Pakistan-Based Al Qaeda Biggest U.S. Threat
With key improvements in the security situation in Iraq during 2007, al Qaeda - and particularly its central leadership based in border regions of Pakistan - continues to pose the most significant threats to the United States, both at home and abroad, according to the director of national intelligence (DNI), ret. Adm. J. Michael McConnell.CLIMATE CHANGE: Wars Dwarf Warming in U.S. Budget
Despite growing recognition in the Pentagon and the intelligence community that global warming poses serious national security threats to the United States, Washington is spending 88 dollars on the military for every dollar it spends this year on climate-related programmes, according to a new study released here Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies.RIGHTS: West Gives False “Democracies” A Pass
Western governments, eager to pursue their political or economic interests, too often reward self-proclaimed and flawed "democracies" that clearly abuse the political and civil rights of their citizens, according to the latest edition of Human Rights Watch's annual "World Report" released here Thursday.
POLITICS-US: One More Year of the Same
With just less than one year left in his presidency, George W. Bush remains as focused as ever on the Middle East and Iraq and appears reluctant to take on any major new foreign policy challenges in the time that he remains in power.POLITICS-US: Neocons Shaken, But Not Deterred
Almost exactly five years after it reached its zenith with the invasion of Iraq, the influence of neo-conservatives has waned sharply in Washington, as their nemeses, the "realists" in the national security bureaucracy, have increasingly asserted control over U.S. foreign policy.
POLITICS-US: War on Terror Moves East
The Pentagon's announcement here Tuesday that it is dispatching some 3,200 marines to Afghanistan underlines both Washington's mounting concern about the strength of the Taliban insurgency and the growing sense here that the central front in its nearly six-and-a-half-year-old "war on terror" has moved back to its South Asian roots.POLITICS-US: On Anniversary, Views of Surge Diverge
Exactly one year after U.S. President George W. Bush announced that he would significantly increase the number of troops deployed to Iraq, the wisdom of his so-called "surge" strategy remains very much in dispute here.POLITICS: Kenya Seen as Anchor to U.S. Position in East Africa
The ongoing turmoil in Kenya, set off by last week's disputed election results, is prompting considerable concern here about the future of the East African nation that has served as Washington's longest-standing and most reliable ally in a deeply troubled region.POLITICS: Pakistanis See U.S. as Greatest Threat
Amid reports that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is considering aggressive covert actions against armed Islamist forces in western Pakistan, a new survey released here Monday suggested that such an effort would be opposed by an overwhelming majority of Pakistanis themselves.
POLITICS-US: Obama, Huckabee Shake Up Race in First Vote
While political pros are still poring over the results, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee have clearly emerged from Thursday's Iowa caucuses as the big winners in the 2008 race for the White House.MEDIA-US: Foreign TV News Fell to Pre-9/11 Levels in 2007
With the exception of the Iraq war, foreign news coverage by the three major U.S. television networks declined significantly in 2007, according to the latest annual review by the authoritative Tyndall Report.CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Bush’s Twilight Year Looks Grim
If the last days of 2007 are any indication, U.S. President George W. Bush’s last year in office is shaping up as grim and lonely.CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Gates Led Realist Resurgence in ‘07
2007 will likely go down in U.S. history as the year in which the balance of power in the long-running struggle between hawks and realists in the administration of President George W. Bush shifted decisively in favour of the latter.RIGHTS-US: Congress Takes Action on Cluster Bombs, Child Soldiers
Human-rights and humanitarian groups are hailing provisions of a major appropriations bill approved by Congress this week that bans the export of most U.S.-made cluster bombs and U.S. military aid for foreign governments that use child soldiers.POLITICS-SAUDI ARABIA: Iran Polls Better Than U.S.
Although the image of the United States appears to have improved in Saudi Arabia over the past year, the Saudi public’s view of Washington remains largely negative, according to major new poll released here this week by Terror Free Tomorrow (TFT), a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan group.POLITICS-US: Congress Clears More Funds for Both War and Relief
Racing to adjourn for the year, the U.S. Congress this week approved a 560- billion-dollar omnibus 2008 appropriation that includes 70 billion dollars more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and sizable increases in development, refugee, and disaster assistance.MEDIA-US: Gas Prices, Iraq, Disasters Rated as ’07’s Hottest Stories
While the Iraq war remained the most consistently monitored story by U.S. media consumers through most of 2007, the public found the rise in gasoline prices and various natural and man-made disasters more compelling, according to a new survey released here Wednesday by the Pew Research Centre for the People and the Press.PAKISTAN: US Stuck With Reluctant, Inept Partner in Terror War
Demands by U.S. politicians and policymakers that Pakistan co-operate more closely with Washington in its "war on terror" fail to take account of both the Pakistani military's strategic priorities and its incompetence, particularly in conducting counter-insurgency operations, according to a new study by an influential regional specialist.POLITICS: U.S. Jews Tilt Rightwards on Israel
U.S. Jews appear to have become more opposed both to Israel's making key concessions in renewed peace talks with Palestinians and to the U.S. carrying out a military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities, according to the latest in an annual series of surveys of Jewish opinion released here this week by the American Jewish Committee (AJC).POLITICS-US: Minority Solidarity Undercut by Mistrust
Serious tensions between major minority groups in the United States persist, but strong majorities of citizens of African, Hispanic, and Asian origin or descent believe that relations between their communities are likely to improve over the next decade, according to a new survey released here Wednesday by a consortium of minority media outlets.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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