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The war between Russia and Georgia has complicated Western efforts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, analysts say.

Russia's invasion of Georgia has rubbed raw relations with the West, complicating cooperation in several crucial areas.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded in forming a union of Mediterranean countries, but the bigger challenge of pushing through meaningful policy change lies ahead.

A mounting food crisis threatens grave consequences for the world’s poor. Experts blame rising oil prices and self-interested agricultural policies.

NATO’s Bucharest agenda is full of thorny transatlantic issues, but the mission in Afghanistan will steal the show.

Rising global food prices have prompted major food exporters to lower their own import duties. The shift brings hope for free-trade boosters.

The gathering of the world’s top emitters under White House auspices yielded more positive reviews than the first, if no concrete results.

Work begins on the future of global climate change policy with the world’s largest nations divided on key issues, including the U.S. resistance to mandatory emissions caps.

The EU’s moratorium on genetically modified foods has ended, but country-specific clashes and possible WTO sanctions still loom.

South African President Thabo Mbeki has pursued an ambitious foreign policy agenda. But many remain disappointed with South Africa’s unwillingness to challenge the status quo in African trouble spots.

A ‘spiraling’ Iraqi refugee crisis, exacerbated by closed borders and tightening admissions in the West, threatens Iraq’s economic and social stability.

International attention is riveted on bringing Darfur’s rebel groups to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, peace in Sudan’s south appears increasingly fragile.

Turkey’s new president seeks to reinvigorate his country’s efforts to gain EU membership, but major rifts appear to outweigh limited signs of progress.

Following a turbulent week of rhetoric over Iran, the UN Security Council agreed to delay action on further sanctions until November.

A gathering of the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitters provides President Bush an opportunity to recast his administration’s approach to climate change, but skepticism remains high.

Despite a strong economy and political reforms, Taiwan continues to struggle for international recognition.

In a break from past UN speeches, President Bush emphasized poverty and multilateralism in his address to the General Assembly. Iran's president, meanwhile, declared the nuclear issue closed.

The annual flurry of UN summitry in New York is likely to be upstaged by a U.S.-Iran showdown over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Efforts to pacify Afghanistan and provide security for reconstruction face challenges from resurgent Taliban forces and domestic unease over troop deployments.