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Despite King’s Death, U.S.-Saudi Relationship Unlikely to Change
Relations between the two countries will remain largely the same, and for a simple reason: Saudi Arabia badly needs the U.S.
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Kurdish Forces Retake 1% of the Land Controlled by the Islamic State
One percent of ISIS-controlled territory retaken.
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With Obscure Treaties, Moscow Pulls Breakaway Regions Into Its Orbit
Russia has many ways to influence events in countries on its periphery, both subtle and not. In Ukraine, that influence-peddling has taken the form of ...
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Davos Diary: When it Comes to Human Rights in China, It’s Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell
Why the World Economic Forum will talk about many things -- but not human rights in the world’s biggest county. (There are definitely other things they don’t talk about.)
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With King’s Death, Younger Generation of Saudis Near Power
The death of King Abdullah has a younger generation of Saudis moving into the top echelons of power.
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Kurds Outraged at Exclusion from Anti-IS Coalition
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Australia: Drug Kingpin Added to Most Wanted List
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Nigeria: Buhari's Party Accuses Jonathan's of Election Fraud
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Modi to Hit Delhi Campaign Trail Next Week
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US Navy Updates Strategy to Counter Cyberwar
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Malawi Prepares for Further Power Blackouts
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Iran Foreign Ministers Makes Rare Saudi Visit
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Japan Hostage Appears to Be Killed in IS Video
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Greece’s Hope and Change Moment
The charismatic, far-left Alexis Tsipras is poised to take back parliament and stick it to the Germans. And Greeks are loving it.
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The best stories from around the world.
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Publish and Perish in Afghanistan
The Taliban is targeting journalists as part of an ongoing insurgency against the government. But militants are not the only threat to media freedom in Afghanistan.
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Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Postcard: Ukraine’s Special Forces Dogs
By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent Our eyes may be directed to other parts of the world this week, but fighting in east ...
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The Death of Ukraine’s Cyborg Army
If the United States is really supporting Ukraine, as President Obama claims, then why are Kiev’s forces getting hammered?
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Profit and Loss in Somalia
A former Delta Force soldier went to Mogadishu to help a little-known company train African soldiers to fight al-Shabab. He never came home.
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Our Men in Sanaa
As Yemen burns, questions remain about whether the government was playing a double game in the fight against AQAP.
Evan Hill, Laura Kasinof
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Can Argentina Find Justice Without Alberto Nisman?
The prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center has died suspiciously. He may have been Argentina's last hope for finding the truth.
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Is Haiti Backsliding Into Dictatorship?
With President Michel Martelly now ruling by decree, the political crisis in Port-au-Prince has reached a zenith. Can democracy survive in the Western hemisphere's poorest country?
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Is the Pope Good for Filipina Women?
In a land of fervent believers, some say that the pope isn’t being progressive enough when it comes to the rights of women.
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The ECB’s Q.E.D.
Will the European Central Bank’s 1.1 trillion euro quantitative easing prove enough to get the Eurozone economy back on track?
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The Death of Ukraine’s Cyborg Army
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Profit and Loss in Somalia
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With King’s Death, Younger Generation of Saudis Near Power
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Venezuela’s Magic Number
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Davos Diary: When it Comes to Human Rights in China, It’s Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell
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Despite King’s Death, U.S.-Saudi Relationship Unlikely to Change
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Greece’s Hope and Change Moment
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Why Yemen’s Collapse Dooms Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
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With King’s Death, Younger Generation of Saudis Near Power
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With Obscure Treaties, Moscow Pulls Breakaway Regions Into Its Orbit
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The 1 Percent Solution
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