Monthly Archives: November 2013

November 29, 2013 Scandal Widens Over Contracts for Navy Work By CHRISTOPHER DREW and DANIELLE IVORY A scandal involving the Navy’s ship supply network, until now focused on the Pacific Fleet, has spread to another contractor working for Navy ships … Continue reading →

November 28, 2013 China Patrols Air Zone Over Disputed Islands By JANE PERLEZ and MARTIN FACKLER BEIJING — China sent fighter jets on the first patrols of its new air defense zone over disputed islands in the East China Sea … Continue reading →

November 27, 2013 After Challenges, China Appears to Backpedal on Air Zone By JANE PERLEZ BEIJING — China has permitted rare street protests and sent armadas of fishing boats to show its growing national interest in a small string of … Continue reading →

Iran nuclear negotiations: lessons from 10 years of failures Problems of distrust, overbidding, ambiguous policies and lack of unity on both sides have hampered talks in the past There is a new willingness to settle the Iranian nuclear question. But … Continue reading →

Iran, the US, and Rebuilding Dialogue Thursday 3 October 2013by Sasan Aghlani, Research Assistant, International Security At the opening of this year’s UN General Assembly, significant diplomatic efforts by the United States and Iran suggested substantial progress is underway to … Continue reading →

November 24, 2013 Japan Rejects China’s Claim to Air Rights Over Islands By MARTIN FACKLER TOKYO — Japan’s foreign minister on Sunday refused to recognize China’s newly claimed air defense zone over disputed islands, signaling that Japan would not back … Continue reading →

November 24, 2013 Nuclear Accord With Iran Opens Diplomatic Doors in the Mideast By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — For President Obama, whose popularity and second-term agenda have been ravaged by the chaotic rollout of thehealth care law, the preliminary nuclear … Continue reading →

November 23, 2013 China Claims Air Rights Over Disputed Islands By CHRIS BUCKLEY HONG KONG — The Chinese government on Saturday claimed the right to identify, monitor and possibly take military action against aircraft that enter a newly declared “air … Continue reading →

The author called in to the National Geographic writing workshop I attended last week. November 22, 2013 A Stroll Around the World By PAUL SALOPEK ON THE GULF OF AQABA, Jordan — I AM walking across the world. In January … Continue reading →