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The 2009 Durban Review Conference is the follow-up to thedisastrous 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism,Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in SouthAfrica. The United States should place the next Administration inthe strongest possible negotiating position by announcing America'sintention to boycott Durban II and work with Congress to withholdU.S. funds from Durban II.

Ayatollah Ali Khameneis remarks came as several demonstrators have been sentenced to death, with over 1,000 protesters facing charges.

I2-U2, the Indo-West Asian quad, has boasted its first success with the acquisition by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani of Haifa Port

US and European acquiescence in Turkey's long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights

From the blog of James M. Dorsey at The Times of Israel

Just when, after years of idling around, NATO appears to be gaining some strategic prominence following Russias invasion of Ukraine, the only Muslim member of the alliance is holding 29 other members as hostage, blocking the most critical move in its

"Turkey is a member of NATO, but under Mr. Erdoğan, it no longer subscribes to the values that underpin this great alliance. Article 13 of the NATO charter provides a mechanism for members to withdraw. Perhaps it is time to amend Article 13 to establish

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s block on NATO membership for Sweden and Finland is likely to be managed, but Washington and the rest of the alliance are annoyed.

Nato’s spat over Turkish opposition to Swedish and Finnish membership is about more than expanding the North Atlantic military alliance.

Turkey's NATO gamble is a game of high-stakes poker, given that Russia is as much a partner of Turkey as it is a threat.