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Iranians Might Watch State-Run Media, but They Don't Trust It AP

Iranians Might Watch State-Run Media, but They Don't Trust It

A new study looks at news consumption habits in Iran.

Romney's Banal Hawkishness on Russia and Central Asia AP

Romney's Banal Hawkishness on Russia and Central Asia

The leading GOP candidates says he would "reset the reset," but what does that really mean?

U.S. Plan for a 'New Silk Road' Faces a Big Speed Bump: Iran Reuters

U.S. Plan for a 'New Silk Road' Faces a Big Speed Bump: Iran

The Obama administration wants to promote trade along the ancient route that once went through Iran

Condoleezza Rice Warned Georgian Leader on War With Russia US Embassy

Condoleezza Rice Warned Georgian Leader on War With Russia

The former secretary of state's memoir calls into question the view, held by many U.S. Republicans, that Russia began the 2008 war

Clinton's Dubious Plan to Save Afghanistan With a 'New Silk Road' Reuters

Clinton's Dubious Plan to Save Afghanistan With a 'New Silk Road'

Most analysts seem to agree that the antiquity-era trade route is never coming back, so why is it America's new favorite idea for Central Asia?

Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Kill the U.S.-Russia 'Reset' Reuters

Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Kill the U.S.-Russia 'Reset'

As the U.S. and NATO plan to leave Afghanistan, Russia faces a security challenge it's not ready for and an alliance with the U.S. that suddenly looks less attractive

Georgia's Dangerous Quest for American Weapons David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters

Georgia's Dangerous Quest for American Weapons

From K Street lobbying to interviews with Newsweek, Georgia is doing everything it can to secure American arms against Russia. But is that really a good idea?

No One Rigs an Election Quite Like Kazakhstan Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters

No One Rigs an Election Quite Like Kazakhstan

President Nazarbayev's reelection campaign was as much spectacle as sham

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