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Hugo Chavez era ends: Will US-Venezuela relations improve?Hugo Chavez passing may intensify the US dialogue with Venezuela on several key issues, including counterterrorism and energy. But many expect healing to take time.
Hugo Chavez legacy: a wedge between US, Latin AmericaVenezuela President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday, made it his mission to sway Latin American leaders away from the US and toward his brand of populist socialism. Chavez made strides, but his influence in the region had been waning.
Why North Korea threat to abandon armistice rings hollowNorth Korea has already claimed to abandon its armistice with the South once 鈥� in 2009, when, like today, it was facing a new round of sanctions for a nuclear test.
Iran nuclear talks: Saudis, IAEA, voice doubt over Tehran's intentionsThe Saudi foreign minister and director general of the UN's IAEA both voice suspicions that Iran is using nuclear talks as a delaying tactic to allow its nuclear program time to advance.
Anti-Israel remarks test John Kerry's diplomacy in TurkeySecretary of State John Kerry traveled to Turkey to stress points of agreement with the ally. Now, he's putting out fires after the prime minister made comments maligning Israel.
Direct US aid to Syria's rebels: Why now 鈥� and is it too late?The US decision to give direct aid to Syria's rebels (but still no weapons) is too little, too late 鈥� unlikely either to speed President Assad鈥檚 departure or to boost US influence over the conflict, say many experts.
Marco Rubio sounds a lot like Obama in big foreign-policy speechSen. Marco Rubio, seen as being on the Republican presidential short list in 2016, delivered a foreign policy speech Wednesday that included a lot of common ground with President Obama.
Just as Nixon went to China, should Obama go to Iran?World powers, and the US in particular, need a game-changer to move Iran to a cooperative stance concerning its nuclear program, a few analysts argue. Such an Obama overture to Iran is a provocative idea, they say, but the alternative may be military confrontation.
John Kerry hints at more aid for Syria rebels. Does that mean arming them?The answer could come Thursday, when Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western officials are to gather in Rome for a meeting with at least some of Syria鈥檚 divided opposition groups.
US-Japan leaders discuss trade, China, and North KoreaPresident Obama met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Friday. Major topics included Japan's joining a regional trade pact, North Korea's recent nuclear test, and a Japan-China territorial dispute.
NATO meeting: Chuck Hagel misses his debutant ballWith the nomination of Chuck Hagel in limbo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta travels to Brussels to warn other NATO defense chiefs about effects from US budget battles.
John Kerry speech: US must resist temptation to turn inwardSecretary of State John Kerry delivered his first major policy speech as the nation鈥檚 top diplomat, focusing on broad global challenges such as human rights and climate change.
FocusUS 'pivot to Asia': Is John Kerry retooling it?A focus of American resources on Asia was a major priority when聽Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of State. But it is unclear if聽John Kerry will follow her approach exactly, many regional analysts聽say.
UN forum offers new details on depth of Syria disasterThe State Department announced Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Europe and the Middle East next week, with the Syrian crisis figuring high on his agenda.
FocusHow US military plans to carry out Obama's 'pivot to Asia'A US policy shift toward Asia means a greater role for the Navy. Even pre-'pivot to Asia,' it already stationed half its ships in the region, and it is developing a new 'afloat forward staging base' in the Pacific.
Iran nuclear talks: Will they veer off course?Meeting in Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton underscore their preference for a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear program.
In State of the Union, Obama calls for free-trade pacts of historic scopeObama's State of the Union bid to create vast free-trade areas with Europe and Asia signals that, by the end of his presidency, two pillars of a globalized trading system could be in place.
N. Korea nuclear test: UN issues quick condemnation, but how far will it go?US Ambassador Susan Rice says the Security Council's quick and unanimous condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test is a sign the UN response will be 'credible.' But all eyes are still on China.
Can drone strikes target US citizens? Critics say rules are vague.Criticism of the leaked Justice Department document 鈥� which allows for drone strikes against top level terrorists who are US citizens 鈥� is piling up from both the right and left, with critics charging that its language is too permissive.
'Big heels to fill': What John Kerry signaled to State Dept. on his first dayOn his first day at State Department, John Kerry introduced himself with humor, passion, a nod to the women who preceded him, and a pledge to focus on the 'security and safety of our people.'
