APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from January 2007

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from January 2007

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 13 - Iraq & US Reinforcement.
January 22, 2007... President George W. Bush and other senior administration officials are pressing on with their controversial plans to send more troops to Iraq, despite bipartisan opposition in Congress including threats to cut off funding for the new...

Sunni Allies' Qualified Support.
January 22, 2007... When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew out of the Middle East on Jan. 17 after a tour of the region to mobilise support for Bush's Iraq strategy, Arab diplomats were left hoping, rather than expecting, that it might actually achieve...

Fears Of Iran Clash.
January 22, 2007... Increasingly tough talk on Iran from the Bush administration - with Vice-President Dick Cheney warning of the "growing threat" from the Shi'ite theocracy - has rattled politicians and diplomats in Washington worried that the war in Iraq is set...

Germany For Wider Iran Sanctions.
January 22, 2007... The FT on Jan. 19 quoted a German document as proposing the European Union could expand the range of sanctions against Iran beyond UNSC-mandated measures. The proposal by Germany, holder of the EU's revolving presidency, would ban individuals...

Worried Iranians Coalesce.
January 22, 2007... A new political coalition is emerging in Iran in response to growing US pressure, especially over Tehran's nuclear programme, and in concern over the radical approach of President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in both foreign and domestic policy. It...

Crack-Down On Sadr Militia.
January 22, 2007... Facing intense pressure from the Bush administration to show progress in securing Iraq, senior Iraqi officials have announced they have moved against the country's most powerful Shi'ite militia, arresting several dozen senior members in the...

The US Has A Numbers Problem.
January 22, 2007... When Lt Gen David Petraeus assumes his duties as US commander in Iraq, he will be guided by a new military doctrine on counter-insurgency which makes the security of the population a chief objective. But a pressing question likely to emerge...