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Pressure Builds as Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Critical Stage

April 15, 2014
Three months of nuclear negotiations with Iran have yielded no breakthroughs, and considerable work remains if there is to be a permanent agreement that goes beyond the scope of last November’s interim accord. The final treaty is to be drafted beginning next month, with each side jockeying for advantage over the future course of Iran’s nuclear program.
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Pressure Builds as Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Critical Stage
Protesters wave posters with anti-American slogans and portraits of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a rally in Tehran’s Azadi Square to mark the 35th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Feb. 11, 2014. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
Poland and Ukraine: Once Close Neighbors Now Worlds Apart

Poland and Ukraine: Once Close Neighbors Now Worlds Apart

April 15, 2014
Special Economic Analysis
by Peter Warburton, PhD

Just 25 years ago Ukraine and Poland were alike. Both were populous nations, one a former Soviet state and the other a Soviet client state. Both were suffering legacies of uncompetitive, inefficient heavy industry and poor physical infrastructure. Now, the comparison could not be starker.
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Indian Leadership Change May Bring Bolder Foreign Policy

Indian Leadership Change May Bring Bolder Foreign Policy

April 15, 2014
As hundreds of millions of Indians take part in a massive, month-long voting process that began April 7, nationalist candidate Narendra Modi is offering the prospect of a redrawn Indian constitution, economic reforms and a more engaged foreign policy. U.S. interests could be affected heavily if he wins election.
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‘Heartbleed’ Bug Triggers Global Cybersecurity Panic

‘Heartbleed’ Bug Triggers Global Cybersecurity Panic

April 14, 2014
CYBER WAR

A software bug undetected for two years has exposed millions of credit card numbers and other sensitive personal and financial data, causing a global cybersecurity panic of systemic proportions. Just discovered last week, the glitch affects two-thirds of the Internet, including technology deployed by industry giants Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).
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Russia Quickly Fills Void as US Evacuates Kyrgyzstan

Russia Quickly Fills Void as US Evacuates Kyrgyzstan

April 14, 2014
As the United States prepares to leave its base in Kyrgyzstan, Russia is poised to greatly expand its influence in a resource-filled country near Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Over the past month, Russia has purchased Kyrgyzstan’s state-owned natural gas company, bid for its airports and increased pressure on the country to join its trade organization.
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Will Kerry Abandon His Middle East Peace Effort?

Will Kerry Abandon His Middle East Peace Effort?

April 14, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s growing frustration over Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may soon lead him to give up on this effort. The likely collapse of the talks became more apparent last week when Kerry said that the moment for a peace settlement went “poof” after Israel did not release a group of Palestinian prisoners on March 29 and Israeli officials said 700 new Israeli homes would be built in East Jerusalem.
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Argentina: Violence Prompts Outbreak of Good Governance

Argentina: Violence Prompts Outbreak of Good Governance

April 14, 2014
The social fabric of Argentine society continues to fray, forcing the government to revise previously falsified economic statistics and come to terms with disaffected foreign creditors. The sudden interest in external help follows a series of vigilante attacks in the province of Buenos Aires leading to a state of emergency there, a nationwide wave of drug-fueled organized crime and a general strike over inadequate wage increases.
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