The United Nations has frequently cited East Timor as a model nation-building project. But new unrest in the tiny Asian state indicates that the international community has again failed to show the s…

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The U.S. government has set a number of benchmarks on security, economic performance, and governance for the Iraqi government to determine progress.

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President Bush’s new "surge" plan to clear and hold Baghdad’s neighborhoods faces a tough challenge from high levels of sectarian violence.