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Iran: Sanctions, Diplomacy Failing to Slow Nuclear Program

May 24, 2013
The International Atomic Energy Agency's latest report on Iran's nuclear program indicates that Iran continues to make steady progress in producing nuclear fuel in defiance of international sanctions and new diplomacy. This includes developing advanced uranium centrifuges and a heavy water reactor that Iran could use to significantly increase its production of enriched uranium and to begin to produce plutonium.
 
The IAEA also raised in the report its continuing concerns over possible “military dimensions” of the Iranian nuclear program and noted new efforts to cover up a site where Iran may have conducted explosive testing related to the development of a nuclear warhead.
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Iran: Sanctions, Diplomacy Failing to Slow Nuclear Program
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili who was recently approved to run in Iran’s June 14 presidential election. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Expert: US Must Do More to Thwart Chinese Cyber Attacks

Expert: US Must Do More to Thwart Chinese Cyber Attacks

May 21, 2013
Steven Bucci of the Heritage Foundation warned LIGNET in an exclusive interview about the threat of Chinese cyber warfare against the United States and called for more efforts by the U.S. government and industry to combat them. Bucci opposes the sale of Sprint to Japanese company SoftBank because of SoftBank’s ties to the Chinese technology firm Huawei.
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Iran: Presidential Election Will Bolster Power of Khamenei

Iran: Presidential Election Will Bolster Power of Khamenei

May 20, 2013
The campaign to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has turned Iranian politics into a political theater with hundreds of candidates vying for the attention of the media, and voters. But with so many candidates in the mix, and with the election likely to end up as a competition between a handful of regime factions, the only real winner is likely to be Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his band of top clerics.
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Bolivia: Storm Clouds Gathering Over President Morales

Bolivia: Storm Clouds Gathering Over President Morales

May 20, 2013
Despite a major legal win last week that will allow him to run for a third term in December 2014, Bolivian President Evo Morales is facing growing dissatisfaction, even among those who have traditionally supported him. Over the next year, he’s likely to step up his anti-American rhetoric and increase funding for labor groups, but it may not be enough. Bolivia, it seems, is on the brink of another revolution.
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China Pursues New Role in Arab-Israeli Conflict

China Pursues New Role in Arab-Israeli Conflict

May 20, 2013
China’s growing interest in the Middle East peace process reflects its desire to expand its profile in the region. By offering to broker a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their visits to China last week, President Xi Jinping is cleverly turning the visits into an opportunity for China country to gain more influence in the Middle East.
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New North Korea Missile Launches a Cry for Attention

New North Korea Missile Launches a Cry for Attention

May 20, 2013
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North Korea test-fired missiles into the Sea of Japan for a third day in a row today, likely to keep up the pressure on Seoul and Washington to resume multilateral talks. The missile launches violate UN resolutions, but they don't necessarily mean that North Korean leaders want to raise tensions again.
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Cameron’s Tenure In Question While EU Debate Rages

Cameron’s Tenure In Question While EU Debate Rages

May 17, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron is struggling to maintain control over the public debate as the anti-European Union movement within his own government suddenly gains traction, leaving the future of Britain's EU membership and of Cameron’s own tenure up in the air. Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Philip Hammond on May 12 stated that they support withdrawal from the EU in its current form, while polls suggest that a majority of the British public would vote to exit the political and monetary union.

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