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The Iraq war launched by a United States-led coalition two years ago
American and western assessments of the security situation in Afghanistan have become more positive in recent months (see Carlotta Gall, Optimism on Afghan Security, International Herald Tribune, 8 March 2005)
A striking theme emerged from an international conference last week at the Institute for Political and International Studies in Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministrys think-tank: confidence.
The conference was
A significant though little-noticed announcement from Britains ministry of defence (MoD) in February 2005 signalled a further step in a project that could radically alter the countrys defence
This weeks visit to several European cities by President Bush has been widely welcomed as an opportunity to improve transatlantic relations in the light of the many policy divisions
The election of a transitional government and numerous municipal councils in Iraq on 30 January 2005 is a significant moment in the cycle of war, insurgency and political debate opened
The visit of Condoleezza Rice to Europe in the past week was accompanied by notably hardline rhetoric towards Iran. In describing Iran (at a meeting with French intellectuals) as not
The effects of the Iraq war are reverberating across the United States defence establishment. One of its consequences is a major rethink of military budget planning, including a decision to
The run-up to the Iraqi elections on 30 January has been accompanied by widespread suggestions the United States is considering a progressive military withdrawal from the country. In media and
As the most opulent presidential inauguration in United States history takes place, a principal effect of George W Bushs election victory in November 2004 has become clear: confirming his
Introduction
Six months ago you asked us to undertake an independent analysis of the progress of your campaign. We reported to you in our first paper on the situation as
5 January 2005
Whatever the motives for the US assault on Fallujah in November, the official view was that it would remove a core part of the insurgency, improving the
