Word: horizons
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...Horizon: This is jihad being waged by Afghan war vets against their erstwhile sponsors (the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Egypt), and Bin Laden's in it to win. Even if he is killed or captured, it's highly likely that the deadly campaign he initiated would continue...
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...Horizon: Plenty of challenges to U.S. interests on the global stage, particularly over missile defense. Putin currently has most of the European NATO members in his camp on this one right now, and turning them around will take some skillful diplomacy. Moscow and Beijing recently vowed to expand their own missile capabilities if Washington proceeds with the missile shield plan, which may make most U.S. allies dig their heels in for fear of reviving the arms race. There are also looming crises for Western interests along Russia?s borders, with Moscow likely to turn up the economic and political heat...
...Horizon: A change of Israeli leadership when the country votes on February 6, mounting challenges to Arafat's leadership should he accept any new compromises - and the beginnings of a struggle to succeed the ailing Palestinian leader who has named no heir. There will almost certainly be more bloodshed...
...Then, of course, there are the book deals looming on the horizon. No firm offers yet, but if Gore were moved to write, for example, a sequel to his "Earth in the Balance," he could probably find a publisher willing to take the risk...