Russia mulls Mali strategy after failed coup attempt

A coordinated attack by an Al-Qaida-linked group and Tuareg rebels was the most serious on Mali's Russian-backed military junta in years. After years of dominance, this puts Moscow on the back foot.

Anton Mardasov

Geneva Can't Divine the Future

[caption id="attachment_55246985" align="alignnone" width="594"] The Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Iranian port town of Bushehr on February 25, 2009. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images) [/caption] …

David E. Long

A Baby Step towards Détente

[caption id="attachment_55246953" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians hold portraits of President Hassan Rouhani as Iran's nuclear delegation returns to Tehran on November 24, 2013. (Fatemeh…

David Patrikarakos

Qaradawi’s War for Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55246881" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is escorted by a soldier as he leaves Cairo's central Tahrir square on February 18, 2011. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty…

David Schenker

Tunisia’s not Talking

[caption id="attachment_55246774" align="alignnone" width="594"] A Tunisian man pays for his coffee with Tunisian dinar bills bearing slogans calling for the Ennahda party to step down from power. …

Boubakr bin Omar

Iran's Silver Lining

[caption id="attachment_55246789" align="alignnone" width="620"] EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on November 7, 2013, before the…

Arash Aramesh

Votes for Erdoğan’s Morality

[caption id="attachment_55246797" align="alignnone" width="620"] Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gather on November 17, 2013, during Erdoğan's visit to Bismil. (Mehmet Engin…

Barçin Yinanç

No Hiding Behind a Curfew

[caption id="attachment_55246779" align="alignnone" width="593"] Egyptian troops keep watch at a checkpoint during the curfew hours in Cairo late on August 19, 2013. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images)…

Ahmed Kadry