also see US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raid below by Milan Rai October 7, 2009 In his major speech on Afghanistan on 4 September, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown emphasized Britain’s self interest in prosecuting the war in Afghanistan: ‘We are in Afghanistan as a result of a hard-headed assessment of the terrorist threat facing Britain.’ [...]

It’s the Iranians, Stupid by Ira Chernus October 6, 2009 Damn the Iranians and full speed ahead. That was the U.S. policy in the Middle East. But the waters have proved treacherous, with torpedoes everywhere. Despite an initial hopeful sit-down with Iranian negotiators, this won’t be the October the White House wanted on the foreign policy front. By [...]

by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad September 26, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to tell Iran this week that it must open a newly revealed nuclear enrichment site to international inspectors “within weeks,” according to senior administration officials. The administration will also tell Tehran that inspectors must have full access to the key [...]

by Dafna Linzer September 12, 2009 Iran’s five-page offer for talks with the Obama administration, first published here, appears to have been accepted by the White House. Shortly after the offer was presented Wednesday, a host of anonymous western diplomats were quoted as dismissing the offer in its entirety because it did not address outstanding issues related [...]

por Juan Francisco Coloane 15 de julio, 2009 El presidente de Costa Rica Oscar Arias cuando asume como negociador para la crisis de Honduras declara que “nos dejen a los centroamericanos resolver los problemas de los centroamericanos”.