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 Israel and the Ill-fated Flotilla
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 Increasing Tension in the Korean Peninsula
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Iran in the Hotseat
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Financial Mishaps
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US President Obama hosted a 47-nation summit aimed at reducing the risks of nuclear terrorism, whether the terrorism be state sponsored (by Iran or North Korea for example) or perpetrated by non-state actors.  The main goal was to lay the grounds to secure plutonium and highly enriched uranium and [...]]]></description>
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Finally,  a New START (and a possible end to the stalemate with Iran?)
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Goodluck, Nigeria
President Umaru Yar’Adua, Nigeria&#8217;s ill ruler, returned home from Saudi Arabia this week.  He had been away for 3 months with no known official contact to the newly appointed and acting president, Goodluck Jonathan.  Jonathan had been sworn in as president 2 weeks ago, and the unexpected return [...]]]></description>
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Washington-Damascus Talks
 Perhaps the most significant piece of news for international diplomacy this week came from Syria, where President Bashar Assad met with senior US diplomat William Burns.  The meeting took place one day after US President Obama announced the nomination of William Ford to fill the job of [...]]]></description>
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