How will the promise of change play out in the realm of foreign policy?
My name is Jeff Barker. I’m a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. I am a reporter, writer, editor, and web publisher/producer based out of Chicago.
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American officials have become "very concerned" with the Taliban's position in Pakistan, American officials have become "very concerned" with the Taliban's position in Pakistan, the New York Times reports.
Taliban forces control the Swat district in northern Pakistan. They moved into the Buner district just south of Swat and closer to Islamabad, the capital. Pakistan's government sent out a small unit that was […]
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After moving into the Buner region of northern Pakistan last week, the Taliban began drawing back farther north. The Pakistani government threatened to force the Taliban out of Buner, After moving into the Buner region of northern Pakistan last week, the Taliban began drawing back farther north. The Pakistani government threatened to force the Taliban out of Buner, the Associated Press reports.
The threat prompted the Taliban to retreat to Swat, the region just north of Buner that it controls.
Though the state has […]
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The Taliban made an agreement to withdraw from Buner, a region in northern Pakistan, after having taken power with little resistance from Pakistan's government. But the Taliban never actually withdrew, and now Pakistan has sent troops to battle them out, The Taliban made an agreement to withdraw from Buner, a region in northern Pakistan, after having taken power with little resistance from Pakistan's government. But the Taliban never actually withdrew, and now Pakistan has sent troops to battle them out, the New York Times reports.
A military spokesman said that the withdrawal was a […]
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The The LA Times reports that Pakistan's military has re-taken the main town in the district of Buner.
But Taliban fighters took control of a police station before the military swooped in. While about 18 officers were released, 50 are still being held hostage. The state is facing drawn out hostage negotiations with the […]
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A U.S. State Department report calls Iran the most significant state sponsor of terrorism. This conclusion was published Thursday in a country by country report.
According to the State Department, Iran uses terrorism to counter Western influence and assert its regional position in the Middle East.
The report said that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force supports rebel groups that the U.S. considers to be terrorists.
These groups include both rebels in Iraq and Taliban in Afghanistan, whom Iran has supplied with weapons.
Does this accusation of Iran come at a bad time for the U.S.? Will it get in the way of diplomatic dialogue?
When and if there is diplomatic dialogue, will the U.S. and E.U. bring up Iran's support of forces fighting against the U.S.?
A U.S. State Department report calls Iran the most significant state sponsor of terrorism. This conclusion was published Thursday in a country by country report.
According to the State Department, Iran uses terrorism to counter Western influence and assert its regional position in the Middle East.
The report said that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' […]
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