foreign policy

Obama, the Karzai brothers & the ghost of Najibullah

November 14, 2009 By Carl Bloice

In 1992 Afghan President Najibullah issued a warning. Unfortunately, it was rejected.

Honduran talks fail: U.S. suspends visas

August 26, 2009

The head of the de-facto government which ousted Honduras' left-leaning president, Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in a military coup spat defiance and refused to give an inch to the entreaties of a last ditch delegation of Organization...

U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier

August 25, 2009 By Susan Webb

When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.

North Korea ‘seeks nuclear talks with US’

August 25, 2009 By Morning Star

South Korean media has reported that Pyongyang has invited top envoys of US President Barack Obama to visit the country for what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency.