Sounding the alarm over al-Qaeda in Yemenl Hamas reconsiders strategy; All eyes on Turkey and missile defense; Iraq's political map takes shape

Russian-Iraqi relations inch toward normalcy;
Moscow's power play

NEW PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS BEGIN TO BITE; A SHAKE UP IN IRAQI POLITICS; THE IMU: ALIVE AND KICKING?; IN RIYADH, INTROSPECTION...; ...AND NEW DANGERS

A Carrot for Tehran; Tredpidation in Tashkent; Pipelines and Nukes in Turkey; An Iranian hand in Yemen's unrest?

In Saudi Arabia, near miss by al Qaeda; Sinopec finds a different way to Iraqi oil; Saudis and Russians near massive arms deal...; as Mideast takes top spot in arms purchases; Progress for Turkey and Armenia

Iraq's hydrological challenge; Russia seeks another base in Kyrgyzstan; Israel prepares for possible strike on Iran; Signs of life in the West Bank; HuT crackdown in Turkey

The politics of Iran's nuclear program; Iran in Iraq: plus ca change; Negotiating, with eyes open; Defiant in Tehran

Moscow-Baghdad ties on the mend;
Russians blame the Kremlin for economic malaise

Iraqi elections are in; An Iranian rebuked in Iraq; Kyrgyz-Tajik border tensions; An opening to Syria

Syrian nuke site revealed; Iraq happy, Turks nervous about SOFA; Looking for land routes in Central Asia; Kuwait cabinet resigns... again