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Madeleine Albright and Vladimir Putin may mug for the camera like old pals, but a dramatic showdown on the high seas may say more about the state of U.S.-Russian relations. U.S. Navy personnel in the Persian Gulf waited until Albright's plane had left Moscow Thursday before boarding a Russian tanker suspected of smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of the U.N. embargo. Russia demanded the immediate return of the vessel and denied smuggling Iraqi oil, although Moscow has taken a lead in efforts to end international sanctions against Baghdad. And that's just one of the areas in which...
Even so, a Syrian treaty would be a cost-effective strategic victory for Washington. It would open the way for Persian Gulf states to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. It would leave only Iraq and Iran outside the U.S. orbit. In that part of the world, peace may come at a high price, but the one thing more expensive...
...collected works, which include drawings, paintings and other objects of Persian, Turkish and Indian origin, is the largest donation the museum's Islamic and Later Indian Art department has ever received...
...Over the years," he wrote, "a small number of students are likely to discover and become deeply committed to the thrilling interconnected worlds of Persian, Turkish and Indian art through the very works that I have been happy to bring together...
Actually, Pentagon spending on readiness, per soldier, is near an all-time high, eclipsing even 1991's tally, which included the Persian Gulf War. And while the Army is not at the peak of readiness, the relevant question is not why not, but rather, why should it be? After all, the Soviet army, with its swarms of T72 tanks, is no longer poised at the German frontier's Fulda Gap, ready to pour into Western Europe in the next 30 minutes. Instead, today's U.S. military is deployed, in relatively small numbers, to regional hot spots that Washington wants...