Afghanistan: Heart of darkness

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — As the Taliban launch a new offensive against opposition forces, the threat which this Islamic regime pos

Part III: Uruguay vs. Philip Morris

By Claudio Paolillo

Uruguay vs. Philip Morris

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"… ident was, in fact, still shaping Uruguayan tobacco policies. Almagro, the foreign minister, said the government maintained its “commitment to fighting” …"

ATF allegations, anger spread through Mexico

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

Revelations in a story from the Center about ATF's controversial Fast and Furious operation have sparked demands for investigations in Mexic
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Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban

LAHORE, Pakistan, October 18, 2001 — UNITED STATES and British forces that launched their assault on Afghanistan this week can expect tough

Eastern Europe to U.S.: Wait, wait, now we want your missiles!

By Nikola Horejs

The controversy over the missile defense system the United States plans to build in Eastern Europe has taken almost a 360-degree turn recent

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"… his closed-door meeting at the Brookings Institute on Tuesday. Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, spoke the next day at the Atlantic Council of the Uni …"

The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

“My little cat … I’m going crazy without you …. You have repeatedly betrayed me, I think …. Little cat, when are you coming? ... I love you,

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"… usanka, nicknamed “Duska,” the beautiful 41-year-old widow of the late foreign minister of Montenegro, was alone, far from her country. And she spoke out freely a …"

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WikiLeaks and the classification follies

By Julian Hattem

Egypt’s leader has trouble hearing, while Italy’s prime minister enjoys “partying hard.” The Sultan of Oman is too busy to read books. A dip

Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

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"… 10 miles north of Tel Aviv, is near the residence of the legendary former foreign minister Abba Ebban. His third home is an apartment in the Mamila section of Jerusa …"

"… erous. Because I am rich, [to them] I am guilty."Pasqua, the former French foreign minister, has complained publicly that his government's pursuit of Gaydamak and Fal …"

"… a city he once frequented regularly.Responding to Angola's ire, the French foreign minister traveled to Luanda in July 2002 to "turn a page" on the relations between …"

The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

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"… nto the upper echelons of the country's ruling elite, including the former foreign minister, Roland Dumas, who kept his mistress, Christine Deviers-Joncourt, on the E …"

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