Possible conflagration looms once more in Latin America

By Bill Van Auken In a major escalation of the protracted war of words between Colombia and Venezuela, the latter has decided to break off diplomatic relations with its harsh rival. Behind this round of confrontation lie the latest accusations by Colombia...

A conflagration looms in south Asia as Pakistan gears towards protracted warfare

CSMS Magazine staff writers With more than 1.5 million people on the move in Northwest Pakistan, fleeing a blistering offensive against the Taliban and an attempt to raise more than a billion dollars for a sustained war, the regime in Islamabad intends...

Somali gunmen are back at sea

CSMS Magazine Staff Writers The dramatic rescue at sea of a US captain detained by Somali gunmen for more than a week did very little to deter other gunmen from hijacking more ships entering the Gulf of Aden. AP reported on Monday three more ships were...

Proxy politics in Tel Aviv and in Washington threaten to engulf Middle East conflagration

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersNew Analysis If there were any doubts about an Israeli possible attack on Iran, recent rhetoric coming from Tel Aviv certainly helped to erase these doubts. Two weeks ago, Israel embarked upon a highly publicized military maneuver...

Bush’s Iraq’s “surge” policy goes full gear

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersPresident Bush’s television speech last night, announcing his dispatch of over 20,000 more American troops to Iraq, signaled a major escalation of his now two-pronged war against both the Sunni insurgency and the Shiite militias....