World View: Darfur War May Explode into Full-Scale Genocide

Violent protests by hundreds of students in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, were broken up by police using heavy teargas on Wednesday. The increasingly potent protests, four days so far, were protesting the mysterious deaths of four deaths on December 7 of four Darfuri students, and the disappearance of two others. 13 Dec 2012

World View: North Korea Launches Long Range Rocket

North Korea unexpectedly launched its long-range rocket test on Wednesday morning, after having announced on Sunday that it was extending its launch window to December 29. 12 Dec 2012

World View: Egypt's Opposition Plans Mass Rally in Cairo on Tuesday

Opposition leaders are not mollified by Sunday's announcement by Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi that he was rescinding his constitutional decree that gave him dictatorial powers. 11 Dec 2012

World View: Arab League Votes $100 Million Monthly Aid to Palestinian Authority

The members of the Arab League voted on Thursday to provide the Palestinian Authority with a $100 million monthly "financial safety net." 10 Dec 2012

World View: Morsi Cancels Decree, not Sharia Referendum

Seeking to end the turmoil of the last few days on the streets of Cairo, late on Saturday, Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi revoked the controversial constitution decree of last month, giving himself dictatorial powers. This was one of the two demands of the opposition protesters. 9 Dec 2012

World View: Assad's Chemical Weapons Too Old for Use?

There have been growing fears in the last week that a desperate Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was positioning chemical weapons for use in the near future, but some experts are suggesting that the weapons are too old to be used effectively. 8 Dec 2012

World View: Morsi Refuses Compromise on Constitution

An angry Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi addressed the nation on Thursday in a much-anticipated speech that many hoped would offer some compromise to end the violence in Cairo. Instead, he accused the opposition of being remnants of the old Hosni Mubarak regime, and vowed he would never tolerate anyone working for the overthrow of his "legitimate" government. 7 Dec 2012

World View—Reports: U.S. Prepares for Syria Intervention over Chemical Weapons

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier transited the Suez Canal from the Persian Gulf on Saturday, with 8 fighter bomber squadrons of Air Wing Seven on its decks and 8,000 sailors, airmen and Marines, and is now off the coast of Syria, according to unconfirmed reports. 6 Dec 2012

World View—Analysts: Tables Turned on Assad in Syria War

Generational Dynamics, Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Hizbollah, Nato, Patriot system, Vietnam, China, South China Sea The rebels are better armed, and better trained to use the weapons they have. There are reports that they can shoot down al-Assad's warplanes and helicopters with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, supplied by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. 5 Dec 2012

World View: India's Navy Prepares to Confront China in South China Sea

China has announced plans to board and seize foreign ships in the South China Sea starting in 2013 and has been conducting naval drills with warships in preparation. 3 Dec 2012