Alfred von Schlieffen died almost 100 years ago, barely months before his eponymous plan took Europe to war in August 1914. His final words were claimed to be "keep the right strong," a reference to the German attack on France which was to sweep beyond Paris and envelop the French army, government and nation in a single strategic bound.

• July 21, 2010

It's too early, and there have been too many disappointments in the past, to call it a Kumbaya moment. But American relations with Russia are in the midst of an interesting warming trend.

• July 21, 2010

In this high Himalayan valley on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, the latest battle line between India and Pakistan has been drawn.

• July 21, 2010

An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa building dams, stadiums and highways in a boom that's helping drive Turkey to record growth and bolstering its efforts to become a regional power broker.

• July 21, 2010

Turkey is trying to build a new trade mechanism with the United States and would like to undersign a “new-generation contract” to improve trade volume, Zafer Çağlayan said.

• July 20, 2010

Georgian opposition parties called on the authorities not to hurry with the adoption of a new constitution, saying that it should only be passed by a new parliament, which will be elected in the 2012 elections.

• July 20, 2010

Russian gas giant Gazprom has denied inviting Germany's utility company RWE to join the South Stream gas pipeline that would cross the Black Sea and is a rival to the EU-backed project.

• July 20, 2010

Nuclear deals, trade agreements, signatures on international treaties: Russia has been in a cooperative mood since the turn of the year. Moscow has discovered the benefits of a less confrontational foreign policy.

• July 20, 2010