Global Issues News Headlines for “Foreign Policy — Projecting Power”

Renewed Push In U.S. To Arm Syrian Rebels:

2012-02-09T18:54:00-08:00

What with rumours from Israel of war on Iran, a major showdown with the Egyptian military over the indictments of government- funded U.S. activists in Cairo, and continuing political paralysis in Iraq, you would think President Barack Obama has enough Middle East crises to deal with.

Caribbean Divided On Malvinas/falkland Blockade:

2012-02-09T12:34:00-08:00

Thirty years after England and Argentina went to war over ownership of the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, tensions have again been rising. Unlike the 1982 conflict, however, this time the main bone of contention is oil, local legislators claim.

'besieged' Homs Endures Tank Assault:

2012-02-08T07:02:00-08:00

The Syrian military is reportedly moving deeper into residential areas in the city of Homs, a day after the Russian foreign minister said President Bashar al-Assad was 'fully committed' to ending the bloodshed.

Books: A Global Empire, Yet a 'United States of Fear'

2012-02-07T15:23:00-08:00

By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.

U.S. Weighs Options As Syrian Violence Intensifies:

2012-02-06T17:35:00-08:00

Following a failed bid to pass a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for regime change in Syria, Washington is considering other means to influence events on the ground, as the country slips ever closer toward civil war.

U.N. Security Council Remains 'neutered' By Five Big Powers:

2012-02-06T15:22:00-08:00

Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.

Philippines Seeking U.S. Help Against China’S Bullying:

2012-02-06T06:21:00-08:00

The government of Philippines President Benigno Aquino may be wading into choppy diplomatic waters by turning to the United States to counter China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

U.S. Leak On Israeli Attack Weakened A Warning To Netanyahu:

2012-02-04T12:58:00-08:00

When Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius this week that he believes Israel was likely to attack Iran between April and June, it was ostensibly yet another expression of alarm at the Israeli government's threats of military action.

Lawmakers, 'experts' Spin Tales Of Iranian Terror In Latin America:

2012-02-03T08:15:00-08:00

Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct, imminent threat to the United States, an influential U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.

Early End To U.S. Combat Role In Afghanistan Draws Cheers, Jeers, Confusion:

2012-02-02T19:02:00-08:00

U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement Wednesday that U.S. troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is drawing mixed reactions, as well as a fair bit of confusion, from both critics and supporters of the 11-year-old war here.