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inked to Dawood Ibrahim, the reputed kingpin of the Mumbai underworld "D- company," who is believed to have links with jihadist groups operating in South Asia and the Persian Gulf. However, Ibrahim has never targeted Mumbai's merchants, and he has been outside of Mumbai for years. The Indian Mujahideen, a

6. Foreign Policy Research Institute Russia's Anxieties About The Arab Revolution Stephen Blank The Washington Post The rise and fall of Iran's Ahmadinejad Karim Sadjadpour EFTA_R1_02033688 EFTA02691515 Ankle 1. International Crisis Group The Syrian Regime's Slow-motion Suicide Executive Summary

pting both President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to warn of possible military action. At a time when the Middle East and South Asia are in turmoil, there are also many regional issues that could benefit from American-Iranian cooperation, including Afghanistan and Syria. Preside

Rouhani, with his benign demeanor, seductive tone and more "moderate" message, will be more focused, serious and skillful in negotiations than Mr. Ahmadinejad, but still unyielding in Iran's core demand to retain significant nuclear capability. Even so, there are strong forces propelling both sides towar

pprochement between Iran and the U.S. will have to acknowledge Iran's centrality in its region -- just as the U.S. eventually recognized India's in South Asia after a series of futile alliances with Pakistan. But the U.S. has never been further away from this possibility, as Republican candidates line up

s oft-expressed desire to see Zionism wiped off the map makes it seem as though Iran has a foreign policy committed to genocide (and suicide). But Ahmadinejad's position, as recent elections in Iran reveal, is far from secure among even hardliners. Syria, Iran's closest ally, is beset by civil war; Hamas,

eology and are driven purely by political interests. Additionally, the Kremlin is now allergic to putting boots on the ground in the Middle East or South Asia. Russia's new strategy in the region is to make money and gain influence by selling arms, military hardware, and technology to Iran and Syria. Al

ffice is a conservative of one type or the other, since they have to be vetted by the regime. Is there really a difference between forces loyal to Ahmadinejad's group and those close to the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's leadership? It is not really true that reformist candidates or candidates who identi

eology and are driven purely by political interests. Additionally, the Kremlin is now allergic to putting boots on the ground in the Middle East or South Asia. Russia's new strategy in the region is to make money and gain influence by selling arms, military hardware, and technology to Iran and Syria. Alt

ous conservative forces which collectively identify themselves as "Principlists." The elections are also significant because as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaches the end of his constitutionally permitted two terms in 2013, these elections will likely provide some indication about the course of the pr

Obama won't cut it. Brian Katulis, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, studies United States foreign policy in the Middle East and South Asia. Artick 4. Foreign Policy EFTA00711953 10 things_you don't know about Africa's booming economy Susan Lund, Arend Van Wamelen August 31, 2012

12 Article 1. Wall Street Journal Why Israel Doesn't Trust Obama Editorial Article 2. The Independent (London) Morsi's slap in the face brings Ahmadinejad back to square one Peter Popham Article 3. NYT Republicans, in Search of a Foreign Policy Brian Katulis Article 4. Foreign Policy 10 thing y

inks to many of the jihadists in the syndicate, as described by Shahzad in his book "Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11." A South Asia war would ease the pressure on Al-Qaeda's core team in Pakistan and vastly complicate, if not imperil, NATO's logistics in Afghanistan, benefiting

looks incapable for now of taking its protest movement back out onto the streets. Mass protests against the 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the worst unrest since the Islamic Revolution three decades earlier, but were quelled with lethal force by the state's security apparatus, h