New U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms treaty takes effect
A new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms-control treaty went into effect Saturday, securing a key foreign-policy goal of President Obama and raising hopes among officials on both sides that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions.
Japanese rally for return of islands from Russia
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan led a large rally Monday demanding the return of several islands held by Russia since the end of World War II and calling the recent visit there by Russia's president an outrage.
Political Development In Pakistan
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousus Raza Gilani’s government recently managed to maintain a majority after hectic backroom bargaining with its coalition partners.
The Geopolitics of Energy
A square, an angry crowd, banners, the bitter smell of burning, the grinding noise of manoeuvring tanks, blood: this time it's Cairo, but for the last three decades we have seen similar images from a range of autocracies under threat, from the Shah's Tehran, Deng Xiaoping's Beijing and Ceausescu's Bucharest to the uprisings of the last couple of years in Iran, Tunisia, and now Egypt.
Egypt in crisis: the revolutionary parallels with Iran, China and Romania
A square, an angry crowd, banners, the bitter smell of burning, the grinding noise of manoeuvring tanks, blood: this time it's Cairo, but for the last three decades we have seen similar images from a range of autocracies under threat, from the Shah's Tehran, Deng Xiaoping's Beijing and Ceausescu's Bucharest to the uprisings of the last couple of years in Iran, Tunisia, and now Egypt.
Indo-Turkmenistan gas line talks next week
A delegation from Turkmenistan’s state-owned gas company will be coming here on Monday for bilateral discussions on the gas sales purchase agreement (GSPA) for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) pipeline.
Russia backs UN debate on North Korea
The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that North Korea's reported enrichment capacities would violate existing Security Council resolutions and require further international inquiry.
Czech company to build new power plant in Georgia
In late 2011 - early 2012, the Czech 'Energy' engineering and construction company will begin construction of new power plant and coal mines in Tkibuli (Georgia).
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