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Original Commentary written 03 Jun 2009
By Matthew Axelrod | World Politics Review
When U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo tomorrow, they may want to focus some attention on a major component of the two countries' bilateral relationship: military cooperation. Over the past 30 years, military cooperation has yielded great benefits for both countries. But that cooperation now shows signs of strain, and a course correction is in order.
Original Commentary written 03 Jun 2009
By Michael Cohen and Brian Katulis | World Politics Review
President Barack Obama's historic address to the Muslim world in Cairo tomorrow offers a prime opportunity to outline a new U.S. vision for democracy and human rights in the region. To accomplish this goal, Obama must firmly reject the notion that safeguarding America's strategic interests in the Middle East somehow runs counter to the goal of advancing political reform.
Original News written 08 Jun 2009
By Peter C. Glover | World Politics Review
A huge natural gas discovery 50 miles off the Israeli coast at Haifa
could potentially meet Israel's energy needs for 20 years once it
eventually comes online. The
discovery is well-timed, with Israel in the process of converting its
old power plants from oil-driven to gas-driven. It has also almost certainly averted a major energy crisis for Israel within the next decade.
Original News written 09 Jun 2009
By Douglas Davis | World Politics Review
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come a long way from those heady days in April when he basked in the praise of U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders at the G-20 summit in London. He had, after all, just saved the world. That was then. Today, with his government in meltdown and his leadership teetering on the edge, only the power of inertia is keeping Brown upright.
Original News written 12 Jun 2009
By Luke Hunt | World Politics Review
TAWAU, Malaysia -- A series of deadly raids has given the Philippine military the upper hand over militants fighting for an independent Islamic homeland in the country's south. Given the geography, no one expects the military to achieve a definitive victory over the insurgents. But the offensive will restore some lost prestige to Philippine
President Gloria Arroyo as she completes her last year of office.
Original News written 16 Jun 2009
By Siddarth Srivastava | World Politics Review
NEW DELHI -- U.S.-India relations have experienced a period of strain
under the presidency of Barack Obama, with India increasingly
unhappy about how the new administration is shaping its policy in the
South Asian region. Of concern for New Delhi is the gathering impression
that some of the closeness in relations
enjoyed under the Bush administration is dissipating under Obama.
Original News written 23 Jun 2009
By Siddarth Srivastava | World Politics Review
NEW DELHI -- Most of the attention given to India's big defense modernization program, valued at more than $50 billion, has focused onthe $11-billion fighter jet contract that New Delhi is looking to sign.However, concerned by the threat from the seas, especially in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks in November, India has been looking tobuild its naval strength as well.
Original News written 29 Jun 2009
By Jon B. Alterman | World Politics Review
It is easy to be swept up by all of the images coming out of Iran and
think that the days of dictatorship -- in Iran and the rest of the
world -- are numbered. But the fact is that governments in the electronic age retain awesome
advantages over their nongovernmental opponents, and technology gives
them far more tools for managing restive populations than was the case
a generation ago.