African countries must do
more in Somalia as the situation keeps worsening
 more The
U.S. Department of Defense Africa Command (AFRICOM) told
both the western and eastern coasts continue to be troubled
by piracy, specifically in Nigeria and Somalia as it
announced on...
Albania and Serbia upgrade relations with EU membership
in sight
 more On
February 1, 2010, ISRIA published an article stressing
Northern Kosovo remains a flashpoint of tensions. Officials
from the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) voiced
concern and...
Is the threat of new sanctions against
Iran taking shape?  more Western
diplomats say Iran continues its program to enrich uranium
and that the recent IAEA report was added to the long
list of failures by Iran to its obligations under the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Humanitarian workers fear the withdrawal of MONUC forces
 more In
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN mission and
government forces are involved in a joint operation against
the Rwandan Hutu rebel group FDLR that is very active
in the east, particularly...
EU to step up its contribution to North Africa and
the Middle East
 more Following
the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European
diplomacy is taking shape. Considering that one of its
primary goal is the construction of a Europe that can
speak with one voice...
NATO Strategic Concept's revision is an opportunity
for the EU
 more Change
is inevitable and it's already taking place de facto
with the revision of NATO Strategic Concept. As a new
political, diplomatic and strategic environment emerges,
there are new trends...
Iran mobilizes its supports, deepens ties with Syria
 more During
his two-day stay in Syria on 25-26 February 2010, Iranian
President Ahmadinejad met and conferred with his Syrian
counterpart Bashar al-Assad, a group of Palestinian leaders
and Secretary...
Does the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rule Iran?
 more "Our
differences are not with the people of Iran. Our differences
are not with Iran having a peaceful civilian nuclear
program," Gordon Duguid, U.S. State Department's
spokesman, told at a daily news briefing on...
Pakistan clearly intensifies its cooperation with the
West
 more U.S.
officials have said little in public on the capture in
Pakistan of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s
second-in-command to Mohammad Omar, but White House Spokesman
Robert Gibbs...
Syria patiently promotes its all-out regional diplomacy
 more As
the tension dramatically increased over the Iran nuclear
crisis in the last few weeks, Syria has stepped up overtures
both vis-à-vis the Arab world, mainly North Africa,
and vis-à-vis the West, primarily...
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Ahmadinejad claims foreign
powers must leave to solve Afghanistan problems
 more On
March 10, 2010, Iranian President Ahmadinejad was welcomed
at the Kabul airport by Afghan First Vice-President Mohammed
Fahim and Minister of Counternarcotics Ahmad...
Australia-Indonesia partnership is a bilateral and
mutual strategic asset
 more The
President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono, visited Australia on March 9-11, 2010. This
was his second state visit to Australia as President,
and his first visit to Australia...
Yanukovych writes a new page in Ukraine's relations
with Russia  more The
rapprochement between Ukraine and Russia was immediate
following the election of pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych
to the detriment of the former muse of the Orange Revolution,
pro-Western...
Sectarian violence threatens Nigeria's constitutional
stability
 more Once
again, Christian-Muslim clashes seriously destabilize
Nigeria where inter-religious violence has once again
taken a deadly toll in view of next presidential and
national assembly elections scheduled...
Towards a true European security and foreign strategy?
 more Over
recent decades, "Europe has been the region with
the greatest capacity for economic growth and for building
a welfare state. We must make a huge effort to regain
and maintain that lead. Our...
Australia faces a range of complex security challenges
 more On
23 February 2010, Australia launched (pdf) its 2010 Counter-Terrorism
White Paper titled Securing Australia, Protecting
Our Community. As Australia faces a range of complex,
dynamic and...
Organized crime requires the same attention as terrorism
 more Transnational
issues, including drug trafficking and organized crime,
are increasingly on the Security Council’s agenda.
This reflects the seriousness of the threat as drug trafficking
and organized...
Oil-related tensions between Argentina and UK in the
Falklands
 more Ever
since the re-establishment of British rule in 1833, Argentina
has claimed sovereignty over the Falklands islands. The
Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra...
Diplomats wonder who acted unconstitutionally in Niger
 more The
military staged another coup in the uranium-rich Niger
and ousted 71-year-old President Mamadou Tandja said
to be placed in captivity at a military barracks on the
outskirts of Niamey - the...
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