The Associated Press recently reported on the German government’s plans to use Trojan Horse software, or policeware, to eavesdrop on terrorist suspects electronic communications (source). A Trojan …
Venezuela: Latin America’s New Big Donor
Since January 2007, Venezuela has pledged over $8.8 billion in development aid, financing, and energy funding to Latin America and the Caribbean. The amount far surpasses the $3 billion in US foreign …
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Attack on the United Nations
On Sunday August 12, 2007 portions of the United Nations (UN) website were defaced by what appears to be a group of Turkish hackers. In particular, the section of the UN website that hosts speeches …
Yemen: Ceasefire Agreement Yields Unpromising Results
On July 29, 2007, Houthi tribe rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi met with a Yemeni ceasefire committee for the first time since a disarmament agreement was passed on June 16, 2007. The five-pronged …
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Turkey: Kurdish Rebel Release Causes Tension with Austria
In a very strange case that is sure to increase diplomatic tensions, an alleged PKK member, Ali Riza Altun wanted by Turkish authorities, Interpol and France was recently released by Austrian …
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Turkey: EU Welcomes AKP Election Win
With 92 percent of the votes counted from the July 22, 2007, Parliamentary elections, it appears that Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a significant victory, claiming 47 …
Chechnya: The Chechen Insurgency under Doku Umarov
Being named head of the Chechen resistance movement or separatist government is by no means a safe or ideal job, but that did not stop Doku Umarov from taking the position after Russia allegedly …
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Russia warns against Georgia, Ukraine joining NATO
Russia warned on Friday that the entry of Georgia and Ukraine into NATO could affect its ties with the alliance and would do nothing to bolster trust in Europe, Interfax news agency reported. …
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Africa: AFRICOM Must Provide First Before Finding a Home in Africa
The United States Unified Combatant Command in Africa (AFRICOM), unveiled on February 6, 2007, has met stern resistance from several African countries. With millions of US dollars pumped into North …
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Nigeria’s ex-president Obasanjo gets ruling party top post
Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo has been elected chairman of the board of trustees of the ruling People's Democratic Party, barely a month after leaving power, his aides said Thursday. …
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