<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Foreign Policy</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><description>Foreign Policy</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Chief's Record  Comes Under Fire]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12395-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12395-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ UNITED NATIONS  --  In eight years as U.N. secretary general, Kofi Annan has come as close to superstardom as a diplomat can get  --  lauded on the cover of Time, sharing the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the organization he leads and becoming known as the "secular pope" for his advocacy for peace and the poor.]]></description><author> Colum Lynch</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs Stir Concern North Korea Might Test Nuclear Bomb]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10477-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10477-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea may be preparing its first test of a nuclear weapon, though they warn that the information is sketchy and not definitive.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delay in Bolton Vote Concerns White House]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10449-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10449-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has set a vote over John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations for May 12  --  a delay that Bush administration officials acknowledged yesterday is  increasing their anxieties about Bolton's prospects.]]></description><author> John F. Harris  and Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice Encourages Belarus Opposition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6481-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6481-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 21  --  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a boost Thursday to stalled efforts to oust the government of Belarus, holding a high-profile meeting with key opposition figures from the former Soviet republic. Russian and Belarusan officials criticized her actions and statements as interference.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powell Playing Quiet Role in Bolton Battle]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7420-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7420-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former  secretary of  state Colin L. Powell is emerging as a behind-the-scenes player in the battle over John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei  and Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berlusconi Resigns but Plans New Cabinet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4304-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4304-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his government reeling from recent electoral setbacks, resigned on Wednesday, technically ending the life of Italy's longest-lasting post-World War II government.]]></description><author> Daniel Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOP Spars Over Drug Import Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2434-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2434-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Party divisions over whether to allow Americans to import lower-priced  medications from such countries  as Canada exploded in an unusually public and personal exchange between two New England lawmakers.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Allies Upset by Delay of U.N. Report]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3099-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3099-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  In a new spat with the U.N. leadership, the United States, France and Britain have expressed alarm at a decision by Secretary General Kofi Annan to delay a final report on whether Syria is fully complying with a Security Council resolution calling for its withdrawal from Lebanon, according to U.S. officials and Western diplomats.]]></description><author> Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Envoy Says Park Invested in His Firm, Advised Him on N. Korea]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64601-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64601-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ UNITED NATIONS, April  18 --  A senior  U.N. official said Monday that he "was associated" with a company that received investments from a South Korean businessman who was charged last week with lobbying U.N. officials as an unregistered agent for Saddam Hussein's government.]]></description><author> Colum Lynch</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual Terror Report Won't Include Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63182-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63182-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The State Department announced that it will no longer publish statistics for international terrorism, a year after it was forced to correct its assertion that terrorist acts had declined in 2003 when in fact they were at their highest level in years.]]></description><author> Susan B. Glasser</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan-China Talks Fail to Ease Tensions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60258-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, April 17  --  The foreign ministers of China and Japan met for urgently arranged talks Sunday as anti-Japanese protests continued in several Chinese cities. The two sides later reported little progress in resolving the political and territorial disputes that have plunged relations between the Asian powers to their lowest point in decades.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolton Allegedly Kept Memos from Powell, Rice]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61304-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61304-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials have cited a dozen instances when nominee John R. Bolton refused to forward information during his tenure as undersecretary of state.]]></description><author> Dafna Linzer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outreach to Islamic World Gets Slow Start]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61213-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61213-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the U.S. and is expected to become the second-largest religious bloc here in the next few years, but the government has not tapped into its own community as part of the global outreach, officials say.]]></description><author> Robin Wright and Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Consensus on The Global Economy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials from the world's leading finance ministries and central banks concur that financial turmoil triggered by a plunge in the U.S. dollar could erupt sometime in the future unless strong steps are taken to shrink "global imbalances."]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Fan Knows His Way Around the Diamond]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61039-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61039-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[And now, the In the Loop Award for political reporting goes to Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell for his insightful coverage of opening day for the Washington Nationals at RFK Stadium and particularly his interview of Nationals President Tony Tavares.]]></description><author> Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[G-7 Issues Upbeat Growth Outlook]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59575-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59575-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Despite last week's sudden plunge in stock prices, top economic policymakers from the world's richest countries expressed confidence that the global economy remains on track for "solid growth" this year.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Rice's Deputy, a Leading Role]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59535-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59535-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Robert B. Zoellick has a deep background in both economics and politics, but cutting trade deals in President Bush's first term appears to have molded him into a pragmatic diplomatic troubleshooter.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Driver's License Curtailed as ID]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59517-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59517-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The restrictions that undocumented immigrants face in Utah could be felt nationwide if Congress passes the Real ID Act.]]></description><author> T.R. Reid and Darryl Fears</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Envoy Visits Darfur Camp To Stress U.S. Commitment]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56794-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56794-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick pressed officials in Khartoum to quickly implement a peace accord with the south and to take concrete steps to end the attacks in Darfur.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[American  Indicted  in Iraq Oil-for-Food Probe]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54645-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54645-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity/foreignpolicy</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:17:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Texas oil executive, his two companies and two foreign associates were indicted Thursday on charges that they illegally paid millions of dollars to Iraqi officials in exchange for lucrative deals to buy discounted oil from the government of Saddam Hussein.]]></description><author> Colum Lynch  and Michelle Garcia</author></item></channel></rss>