Graphics Jan 7, 2020 | 21:16 GMTJan 7, 2020
After departing Iraq in 2011, U.S. troops returned in 2014 to battle the Islamic State. They have remained even after the jihadist group's defeat.
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Graphics Sep 19, 2019 | 15:13 GMTSep 19, 2019
The Sept. 14 attacks left the world scrambling to offset the sharp loss of Saudi oil production. And now, emerging evidence of Iranian involvement could invoke a U.S. response.
Graphics Jun 21, 2019 | 18:22 GMTJun 21, 2019
Since graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986, the careers of Mike Pompeo, Ulrich Brechbuhl, Brian Bulatao, Mark Esper, David Urban and Mark Green have periodically intersected. Now they have converged in the Trump administration.
Graphics Jun 18, 2019 | 09:30 GMTJun 18, 2019
Iran has invested for decades in capabilities to better strike U.S. assets, critical energy infrastructure around the Persian Gulf and other key strategic targets in the region. But how long would they last in military confrontation with the United States?
Graphics Jun 12, 2019 | 10:00 GMTJun 12, 2019
Regardless of the specifics of Warsaw and Washington's potential new defense agreement, any increase in the U.S. military position in Poland -- no matter how small -- is bound to prompt Russia to build up its own position.
Graphics May 20, 2019 | 20:09 GMTMay 20, 2019
To retaliate for White House targeting of its technology sector, Beijing could limit exports of the elements crucial to U.S. tech production. But such a move would carry a steep price.
Graphics May 3, 2019 | 09:00 GMTMay 3, 2019
Recent votes show that the Continent's politics are more divided than ever. That's only going to make general elections more difficult to predict and impede the formation of new governments.
Graphics Apr 9, 2019 | 21:04 GMTApr 9, 2019
The risks to global growth don't yet add up to recession, but some danger spots lurk.
Graphics Aug 31, 2018 | 19:24 GMTAug 31, 2018
The 25 percent import tax levied by the United States against China will affect the whole country, but some sectors and provinces will be hit harder than others.
Graphics Jun 7, 2018 | 22:31 GMTJun 7, 2018
China and Mexico have struck back against U.S. tariffs, targeting products grown in some congressional districts currently held by Republicans.
Graphics Jun 7, 2018 | 14:31 GMTJun 7, 2018
Chinese tariffs, both enacted and potential, could derail U.S. producers' chances of establishing themselves in China's rapidly growing markets for beef, ethanol and apples.
Graphics May 9, 2018 | 20:48 GMTMay 9, 2018
With its latest vote, the North African country is pushing further into the uncharted territory of a decentralized, democratic government.
