In hindsight, US acknowledges earlier, stronger reaction when warranted can prevent or interrupt acts of mass brutality, ethnic cleansing or war crimes
Some experts ask whether Russia's Crimea annexation violates memorandum designed to protect Ukraine's sovereignty, prevent spread of nuclear arms
Ukraine handed over its former Soviet nuclear arsenal to Russia in the 1990s. Now, as VOA's Kent Klein reports, some experts are asking whether Russia's maneuvers in Ukraine might undermine efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear arms.
President Obama has called for public release of committee's classified report on interrogation program, which lawmakers say details CIA's use of waterboarding, other harsh techniques during Iraq, Afghanistan wars
The recently-exposed dispute between the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA is causing a stir in Washington. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, however, it may not have much impact on U.S. intelligence operations overseas.
Recently-exposed dispute between U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, CIA is causing a stir in Washington. But as VOA's Kent Klein reports, it may not have much impact on U.S. intelligence operations overseas.
Agency personnel has been suspected of having jeopardized Senate's independence, ability to conduct oversight of government entities
Several experts disagree, however, on whether those comparisons are accurate
While Moscow still claims the troops who have taken control of much of Crimea are local self-defense forces, their activities have drawn comparisons with Nazi Germany's occupation of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and with the U.S. invasion of Iraq. VOA's Kent Klein reports several experts disagree.
Syrian government, its allies widely believed to be using cyber attacks against opposition members; US says it’s hesitant to counter with similar tactics
Some US experts say President Obama's options are limited, and that he is not seriously considering using force
A White House official is reported to have identified the man as being involved in producing explosive devices that have killed U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Leaders often see annual gathering as an opportunity to encourage use of religious values as a basis for political leadership
President Obama met with top defense officials at the White House Tuesday to discuss reports Hamid Karzai met with Taliban officials in Dubai three weeks ago, without consulting US
President hosts summit of African leaders in Washington in August, a sign that his administration is paying more attention to continent than previously
Offer could help to improve US-Russian relations or cause them to deteriorate further
After months of controversy, Obama has proposed limits on some activities by the NSA
President expected to announce Friday he'll modify way US intelligence agencies collect information, though it likely won't include proposal to have NSA transfer its vast records to telecom companies
Fifty years after US President Lyndon Johnson declared a 'war on poverty,' experts are debating how many battles have been won
News outlet reports that, contrary to claims by some US lawmakers, deadly September 2012 attack fueled by anger at amateur video denigrating Islam
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