TOPICS: Diplomacy or defence? US tries both In a concrete and steel mini-city 2,400 feet below the surface of Cheyenne Mountain, some of the 1,100 US and Canadian military and civilian personnel assigned to NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defence Command) were witness last week to an amazing... 12 Jul, 2006
IN OTHER WORDS: Flawed policy North Korea’s launching of seven missiles into the Sea of Japan Tuesday was not only a reminder that Pyongyang plays hardball, but also that President Bush’s refusal to engage in negotiations with the North reflects an incoherent policy. The Bush... 06 Jul, 2006
TOPICS : Is Iran studying Korea’s nuclear moves? There may be no such thing as a North Korea playbook for would-be nuclear proliferators. But many Western leaders suspect Iran of trying to emulate North Korea’s secretive development of nuclear weapons. And as both nations continue to command... 27 Jun, 2006
IN OTHER WORDS Wrong ideas North Korea hasn’t yet tested its new long-range missile, but some bizarre ideas have already started flying around Washington about the best way for US to respond — including a proposal by two Democratic experts to launch a pre-emptive... 26 Jun, 2006
IN OTHER WORDS IrrationalNorth Korea’s preparation for the test firing of a long-range missile is characterised as an utterly irrational, incomprehensible action. Although a successful launch of an ICBM could increase tensions with Japan and the US, strengthen... 21 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP : North Koreans congratulate South Korea on World Cup win Gwangju, June 14 :South Korea received congratulations from rival North Korea on Wednesday for its opening World Cup win over Togo.Arriving in the South Korean city of Gwangju for a celebration marking the sixth anniversary of the first-and-only... 15 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP : Corner Mawuena named coach WANGEN IM ALLGAU: Kodjovi Mawuena was named officially as coach of Togo on Saturday replacing Otto Pfister, who walked out on Friday, though the newly-installed handler said he hoped his predecessor would return. Mawuena was one of... 11 Jun, 2006
China-US ties: A working relationship between rivals If the second term Bush administration has had one consistent message for China, it is that a country moving rapidly towards global superpower status has international obligations and responsibilities that cannot be shirked.This is a polite way of... 23 Feb, 2006
TOPICS: Growing resistance to US primacy Stressing the indispensability of American global leadership is standard fare in State of the Union addresses, and George Bush’s speech last night was no exception. But a string of foreign policy setbacks has highlighted growing flaws in... 06 Feb, 2006
Sanctions on Iran, As the international community weighs its options on dealing with Iran’s disputed nuclear proliferation, ahead of an emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna later this week, Chinese leaders are faced with a serious security conundrum.... 01 Feb, 2006
Threat props up Japan-US alliance Suvendrini Kakuchi By pledging US support for efforts to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, visiting President Bush, on Wednesday, hinted at the importance of the alliance in countering Japan’s biggest security threat... 17 Nov, 2005
SNIPPETS Award for rape victimLAHORE: A Pakistani woman who won international fame but irked the government for speaking out about her gang rape left for the United States on Saturday to receive an award for her courage. Mukhtar Mai, 36, has been declared Woman... Women 22 Oct, 2005
