1. The guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill anchors in Manila Bay, the Philippines, May 15, 2011

    Philippines, United States Explore Military Cooperation

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    The next step in thwarting China’s rise as a regional power prompts the United States to revisit an old alliance.

  1. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum participates in a Republican Party presidential debate hosted by NBC News in Tampa, Florida, January 23, 2012 (Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

    Republican Chastises Obama’s Latin America Policy

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    Rick Santorum accused the president of “siding with the Marxists” in Central and South America.

  1. USS Carl Vinson receives fuel and supplies from USNS Yukon during a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, December 8, 2010

    “Smallest Navy Since 1917″ Also Most Powerful

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    Despite reductions in military spending, the United States Navy remains the most capable and potent fleet in the world.

  1. Mohamed Saad al-Katatni, the speaker of the Egyptian parliament, greets another lawmaker of the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo, January 23, 2012 (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

    Power Sharing Agreement Looms in Egypt

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    The Muslim Brotherhood will likely ally with the liberal Wafd Party while the army continues to set foreign policy.

  1. German chancellor Angela Merkel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2012 (Remy Steinegger)

    Merkel Raises Questions About Bigger Bailout Fund

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    In Davos, the German leader said she doesn’t want to promise something that she can’t back up.