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In South Asia renewed tensions are building around Pakistan's support for the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
This is the latest in a series of incidents--a North Korean submarine crew infiltrating the South, North Korea's top ideologist seeking asylum in South Korea's Beijing embassy--that have escalated tensions between the two countries.
A Henry James or a Joseph Conrad might do justice to the tensions in Clinton's political career--the tug of war between idealism and cynicism, the empathy for others, and the calculating self-interest.
While few disagreed with the Mayor report's sentiments, the absence of a detailed analysis exposed underlying tensions over the rationale for an ERC.
But "Pakistan's beaten-up constitution has been molested yet again," and the army takeover could inflame tensions with India.