GlobalPost - America and the World

For Which It Stands: Introduction to the series

C.M. Sennott — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:44:54 +0000

The China currency flap: reading between the lines

Thomas Mucha — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:56:19 +0000

It's been a bumpy week for US-China relations. This is why it matters.

Holbrooke clarifies policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan

HDS Greenway — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:46:18 +0000

In case you were wondering, the US is not involved in any reconciliation process.

Iraq's election: This time it's for real

Jane Arraf — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:07 +0000

After three tortured attempts, Iraqis turned out this time to elect the right mix in parliament.

Opinion: Will Obama find China "guilty" over currency?

Douglas H. Paal — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:25:20 +0000

If so, the US and China will have one ugly year ahead.

Dragon Watch: Taiwan's rusty air defenses

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:47:05 +0000

Analysis: A new report shows that Taiwan may not be as protected against a Chinese attack as first thought.

Dragon Watch: China woos America's war buddy

Patrick Winn — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:44:58 +0000

Beijing wants to play war in Thailand. Should the Pentagon be worried?

US speedskater Ohno locks horns with Korea

Mark Starr — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:54:11 +0000

The 1,000-meter race this Saturday night promises to have all the highs and lows of an epic blood rivalry.

Afghan push — hype or history in the making?

Jean MacKenzie and Mohammad Ilyas Dayee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:39:54 +0000

Few signs on the ground of the "spectacular advances" claimed by the combined U.S. and Afghan forces.

Indians love a giant Michael Jackson statue

Saritha Rai — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:18:15 +0000

The King of Pop was larger than life. Now he's also granite. Next stop Neverland Ranch?

NATO plans overhaul to better combat global threats

Bruce I. Konviser — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:06:16 +0000

Czech Republic and other, newer member countries worry that their security may fall by the wayside.

Marjah: Not living up to the hype

Jean MacKenzie and Mohammad Ilyas Dayee — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:52:12 +0000

Afghan and ISAF forces face little resistance, but worry about IEDs the Taliban may have left behind.

Dalai Lama: Blackballed from Thailand

Patrick Winn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:47:11 +0000

The Dalai Lama can barely get into the White House. Forget SE Asia.

Opinion: Charlie Wilson’s war and the politics of blowback

HDS Greenway — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:20:33 +0000

The Soviets are gone, but the war in Afghanistan rolls on.

Afghanistan's Hurt Locker: Defeat the device

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:29:40 +0000

Video: Searching for roadside bombs, a boring and deadly task.

New York's Little France blossoms

Mildrade Cherfils — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:22:08 +0000

Some French who have made Carroll Gardens home tout its benefits over their native land.

Afghanistan's Hurt Locker: Facing off with IEDs

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:19:53 +0000

Inside a unit that defuses improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, which the Taliban is employing with increasingly deadly effect.

Afghanistan's Hurt Locker: Alienating locals

Ben Gilbert — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:22:24 +0000

On Afghanistan's Highway One, the US military strategy to prevent roadside bombs is killing civilians.

Look out for Lindsey Vonn

Mark Starr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:24:11 +0000

In Turin, US skiier Vonn took a spill and settled for a consolation prize. This time the "Vonntourage" goes for gold.

How will snowboarding "oops" girl fare in Vancouver?

Mark Starr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:18:30 +0000

Lindsey Jacobellis hopes to eclipse her massive error in judgment at the Turin games back in 2006.

Thailand: Amid coup buzz, Thai army chief heads to Pentagon

Patrick Winn — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:43:05 +0000

The US, unwittingly, is pulled into Thailand's coup talk drama.

Animosity against English teachers in Seoul

Jiyeon Lee — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:04:10 +0000

As South Korea climbs the economic ladder, the presence of foreigners is growing — and so are complicated reactions to them.

Analysis: Where gays do serve, openly, in the military

C.M. Sennott — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:46:43 +0000

Gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in the military in most Western countries.

Analysis: China's tougher than before

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:12:00 +0000

Washington is hardening its stance, China is rising to the occasion and there's likely trouble down the line.

Obama favors expediency over real change in Middle East

Mohamad Bazzi — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:20:09 +0000

What Arab activists need from Washington is support for an independent judiciary and a free press.

Opinion: Haiti’s roller-coaster public image

David Adams — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:25:28 +0000

It's been from hip, to not cool at all, and back again. Searching for a silver lining in the earthquake aftermath.

Kenyans weigh in on Obama one year later

Tristan McConnell — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:27:57 +0000

Opinion: Guantanamo is a problem we can solve

Christopher Boucek — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:15:49 +0000

Disengagement programs should ideally replace a detainee’s social network.

For Which It Stands: Introduction to the series

C.M. Sennott — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:44:54 +0000

Ex-Guantanamo detainee: "I am sure it will be closed this year"

Besar Likmeta — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:57 +0000

A Uighur resettled in Albania said other countries' reluctance to take detainees explains the delay in Gitmo's closure.

Opinion: Is Obama's foreign policy "amazingly lackluster" or "fairly courageous"?

John Aloysius Farrell — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:58:06 +0000

Obama certainly hit the reset button. Problem is, he's still staring at a blank screen.

Opinion: Green solution to US-Japan dispute?

Bill Dorman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:29:32 +0000

Surely the US military has built up expertise with solar energy that could be shared.