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The author discusses the economic condition of China in 2014 and explores its international ties with the U.S.

The author reflects on the military assistance rendered by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to Syria.

IN the Bosnian city of Mostar, a beautiful Ottoman-era limestone bridge called the Stari Most arched over the Neretva River for 427 years, surviving earthquakes and two world wars. After a barrage of shelling in 1993, during the Bosnian civil war, the bridge collapsed. Citizens were stranded on opposite sides of the riverbank. Ethnic strain wasn't the cause. It was the effect. Across the country, the war itself was dividing citizens into three ethno-nationalist clusters: Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks). Twenty years after the war began, and 17 years after the Dayton accords brought the fighting to an end, the bridge stands again, and a shallow peace prevails. But now, the compromises we made to end the killing increasingly look inadequate, and it's time to begin fixing them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AMERICA'S automobile industry is in desperate trouble. Financial instability, the credit squeeze and closed capital markets are hurting domestic automakers, while decades of competition from foreign producers have eroded market share and consumer loyalty. Some economists question the wisdom of Washington's intervening to help the Big Three, arguing that the automakers should pay the price for their own mistakes or that the market will correct itself. But we must act: aiding the American automobile industry is not only an economic imperative, but also a national security imperative. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents the authors' comments regarding the treatment of transnational terrorists by the U.S. administration led by U.S. President George W. Bush, as unlawful combatants. U.S. federal courts, as stated, are wary of the treatment of the terrorists, including members of Al-Qaeda and other jihadists, as unlawful combatants. It is also stated that critics of the treatment rightly cited that the treatment has entangled terrorism prevention.

The article focuses on the issue of presence of the American troops in Iraq which has increased the political tensions between the two countries.

Comments on the Republican Party's criticism of Democratic Party presidential candidate John Kerry's military record. Examples of the positive evaluations that Kerry received during his military career; Controversy that the Republican Party has tried to raise regarding one of Kerry's Purple Heart medals.

Highlights political campaigns of several political candidates for the Democrats. Contrast of Wesley K. Clark with his rivals; Supporters of Howard Dean; Place of John Edwards in the Iowa caucuses.