Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Detention Vs Trial
The Obama administration and its critics are locked in a standoff over whether to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in a military commission or in federal court....
View ArticleWhat The United States Can Expect From Pakistan
What are Americans to make of all the good news coming out of Pakistan in recent weeks? First, the Afghan Taliban’s military chief, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was arrested in a raid in February....
View ArticleEU Election Oservation Mission Pulls Out Of Sudan
The head of the European Union’s election observation mission in Sudan has pulled her staff out of Darfur, citing “terrible violence” across much of the region. While this was probably the right choice...
View ArticleAustralia Suspends Asylum Applications From Sri Lanka And Afghanistan
Effective immediately, the Australian Government has today introduced a suspension of the processing of new asylum applications from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. This suspension has been made as a result...
View ArticlePakistan, The Taliban And Winning In Afghanistan
Coalition strategy in Afghanistan has reached an impasse. Tactical successes will not defeat the Taliban while Pakistan offers sanctuary, nor can security be Afghanized by a government that lacks...
View ArticleSingapore Makes Strong Showing At COMEX 2010 In Oman
In a sign of warm relations following the extension of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Information Technology Authority of Oman...
View ArticleIraq And Post Election De Baathification
The post-election phase in Iraq appears even more difficult than anticipated, postponing indefinitely improvements in Iraq’s long-term security and economic development. Forming a new government is...
View ArticleU.S. Works With Middle East To Bolster Global Aviation Security
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to the United Arab Emirates on May 31-June 1. The trip is at the invitation of UAE Minister of the Economy Sultan Bin Saeed...
View ArticleEuropean Members Of Parliament Say “End The Siege On Gaza Now”
“The worsening humanitarian situation calls for an immediate, comprehensive and lasting end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza”. This was the statement of a cross party group of European Parliament...
View ArticleSingapore Looks For Larger Role In Promoting Islamic Finance
Opening address by Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry and Deputy Chairman, Maonetary Authority of Singapore at the 1st Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit 2010 “Seeking...
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