By Eliot Brockner | Diplomacy and Strategy
In announcing on March 8 that Venezuela is interested in restoring diplomatic ties with Colombia, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro noted that any improvement will not take place while current Colombian President Álvaro Uribe remains in office. The jab was just one of many traded over the past eight years, but the conciliatory rhetoric suggests that the two countries may be turning a corner in bilateral relations.
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Long Odds for South Korea's 'Swap Regime' Proposal
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Iraq's Elections Show Democracy's Growing Strength
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Choosing Stability Over Democracy in Ethiopia
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'Win-Win' Not Enough for China and Indonesia
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Likely Scenarios for Iraq's Elections
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Bailout Talks Raise Tensions between Greece and Germany
By Nicolas Nagle
- Complexity and Collapse
- Inside a Dictator's Secret Police
- The Worst Is Over for Greece
- Bubble Trouble
- Good News for U.S.: Pakistani Spy Chief to Stay On
- Palestinians Hold to Plan for New Talks
- Biden Assures Palestinians of Statehood Backing
- Lebanon Resumes Defense Talks on Hezbollah's Military Wing
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By Frida Ghitis | War and Conflict
As the United States steps up its campaign to impose economic sanctions on Iran, fears are growing in Washington and in the Middle East that Iran will try to trigger a new war in the region in order to shift attention from its nuclear activities. The concern is not a direct attack, but rather that Tehran will spark a new confrontation between Israel and one of its Iran-allied neighbors.
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