Afghanistan    5, 10, 14–15, 17, 19, 21, 30, 32–33, 73, 79, 82–83, 86, 89, 92–96, 98–101, 103, 105–106, 109–110, 113–117, 122–123, 125, 130–131, 133, 137, 150–152, 155, 157–158, 164–170, 173–182, 198, 200

• Taliban    5, 10, 14–15, 21–22, 99–100, 103, 105, 116, 137, 165–166, 169–170, 173, 175–181

• U.S. Military Action    137

Africa    12–13, 18, 21–24, 26, 28–31, 33–35, 37–41, 46–69, 83, 86, 92, 95–96, 99–100, 103, 105, 107, 109–110, 114, 116, 119, 122, 126, 128–129, 135, 137–142, 144, 148, 151–152, 155–157, 159–160, 162, 196, 202–204

• AIDS    21, 39, 49, 55, 60

African Growth and Opportunity Act    52

AIDS    3, 21, 29, 39, 49–50, 52, 55–58, 60–61, 68

AI Qaeda    14–15, 17–18, 65, 94, 99–100, 103–105, 128–129, 133, 137–138, 145, 154, 160, 164–166, 168–171, 175, 178–181

Angola    203–204

Arms Control    10

• Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)    13, 105–106, 161–162

• nuclear nonproliferation    13, 70, 89, 94, 106, 161

• Theater Missile Defense    94, 107, 112–113, 115–116, 176

• Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)    100, 137

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum    34, 71, 79

assassination    146

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)    74, 79, 87–90

Belarus    14, 108–113, 115, 136

Bosnia and Herzegovina    107, 136, 149

Brazil    23, 103–104, 138, 190–191, 198

Burma    13–14, 87

Burundi    47

Cambodia    24, 74

Canada    72, 120, 189–190, 194, 198

CARICOM    195–196

Central America    194, 196–198

Chile    190, 198

China,    People's Republic of (PRC) 3–5, 8, 12, 14, 39, 50–51, 74–85, 87–88, 103–104, 155–156, 162, 167, 171, 191, 200–201

climate change    30, 32, 42, 60, 63, 81, 96, 111, 116, 191, 196

Colombia    13, 23, 32, 184–185, 190, 193–198, 205–206

Congo    65, 69, 136, 153, 204

Congress, US    2–5, 7–8, 10–15, 17, 19–23, 25, 28–30, 33–44, 46–58, 60–90, 92–98, 100–101, 103–108, 110–120, 122–126, 128–150, 154–160, 162–166, 168–175, 177–181, 184–198, 200–207

• African Growth and Opportunity Act    52

• House of Representatives    200

• Senate    3, 13, 28–29, 71, 87, 96, 123, 180, 200, 205

Croatia    119

Cuba    13–14, 22, 191

• Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military base    22

Cyprus    5–6

Czech Republic    115

Dayton Accord    136, 149

Department of State    28–29, 189

ECOWAS    47

Ecuador    31

Egypt    5, 13–14, 22, 29–30, 33, 37–38, 44, 48, 54, 64, 93, 96, 105, 116–117, 122, 127–129, 131–132, 134, 136, 139–142, 144, 147, 149, 152–153, 155, 160–161

El Salvador    28, 190, 198

elections    7, 13, 38, 44, 46, 48–50, 52, 62–64, 66, 69, 96, 110, 112, 119, 127–128, 138–140, 151, 161, 164, 186, 189, 191, 195

Eritrea    10, 14

Ethiopia    36, 52, 61–62, 65, 67

European Union (EU)    7, 23, 42–43, 92–93, 96–98, 100, 105, 110, 113, 117, 119, 132–137, 141, 143, 149, 162, 190

France    37, 82, 106, 108, 120, 154–155, 157–159, 162

Georgia    28, 114

Germany    116–117, 120, 162

Group of Eight    (G-8) 34, 37, 98–100, 102, 107–108, 114, 116, 133, 140, 149, 155, 157, 194

Guatemala    28, 31, 192, 196–198

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)    129, 131, 148–149, 161

Haiti    20, 34, 36–37, 167, 186–187, 191, 193, 195–196

High Representative, Office of the [see also Bosnia]    135

Honduras    14, 28–29, 191, 193–195

human rights violations    7–8, 23, 46, 68, 132

• looting and burning    14, 68, 164

• rape    23, 162

humanitarian assistance    22, 32, 67, 69, 83, 86, 90, 92–93, 95, 114, 122, 124, 131, 133–135, 159–160, 162, 193

Hungary    92–93, 177

Immigration    21, 24, 93, 98, 106, 184, 191, 193

India    103–104, 138, 153, 165–166, 168, 172–173, 181, 200–201, 205–207

Indonesia    5, 8, 13, 28, 30, 74, 79, 83, 126–127, 138

intellectual property rights (IPR)    71, 74, 81, 200

Inter-American Development Bank (IABD)    186, 197

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)    161–162

International Criminal Court (ICC)    47, 162

international law    23, 87–88, 93

International Monetary Fund (IMF)    97, 140, 155, 207

Iran    3, 5, 7, 13–14, 50, 76–77, 79, 82–83, 96, 100, 105–107, 116, 124, 128–129, 133, 135–137, 139, 142–144, 146, 149, 151–152, 155, 157, 162–163, 176, 181

• nuclear weapons program    13, 76, 107, 116, 135, 137, 146, 149, 152, 162

Iraq    5–7, 13–14, 19, 22, 32, 83, 86, 103, 114, 124–125, 127, 137, 139–140, 142, 152, 155–157, 166–167, 173, 178–179

• Al-Qaeda, links to    178

• Insurgency    14, 99, 168, 180–181

• Irbil    155

• National Assembly    149

• no-fly zone    22, 93–94, 129–131

• sanctions    7

Ireland    58–59, 97–98, 111

Israel    105, 117, 120, 126, 128, 130, 135, 138, 141–149, 151–155, 159

• Gaza    142, 146, 152, 154

• Jerusalem    142, 153–154, 158

• Samaria    153

• Tel Aviv    153

Italy    33–35, 113–114, 122–124, 130, 132–134, 159–160

Japan    70–74, 81–84, 94, 111, 125

Jordan    4, 124, 126–127, 129, 134–135, 141, 145, 147, 152–154

Kazakstan    5, 164, 200

Kenya    30–31, 35, 47–48, 52, 63, 202

KFOR [see also NATO]    22–23

Korean Peninsula    14, 70–71, 73, 76–77, 79, 82–83, 89–90, 105, 156, 161, 190, 194, 205–206

Kosovo    22, 92, 123, 136

• KFOR [see also NATO]    22–23

Kuwait    99, 159

Law of the Sea    87, 96

Lebanon    114, 132, 151–152, 154

Liberia    41, 54, 68

Libya    14, 20, 22–23, 49, 52, 66, 93–97, 99–102, 105–106, 113–114, 116–117, 122–123, 125, 129–135, 139, 143–144, 148–151, 155, 157–162, 167, 176, 178–179, 187

Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of (FYROM)    92

Malawi    26–27, 35, 40, 63

Malaysia    5, 83, 126

Mali    40, 64, 192

Mexico    14, 25, 184, 190–192, 196–198, 201

Middle East peace process    77, 89, 92, 99–100, 105, 107, 114, 117, 122, 131, 135, 140–141, 143, 145–149, 151–154, 157–158

Moldova    92

Nagorno-Karabakh    119

Namibia    47, 204

Narcotics    60

National Missile Defense (NMD) [see also Arms Control: Missile Defense]    94, 107, 112–113, 115–116, 176

Netherlands, The    94–95, 118

Nicaragua    38

Nigeria    5, 8, 13, 41, 47–49, 63, 65, 72

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)    21–22, 51, 66, 93–95, 100–105, 110, 112–116, 122–124, 130, 133, 139, 143, 150–151, 159, 167, 176–177, 179–181

• Kosovo Force (KFOR)    22–23

North Korea    14, 73, 76–77, 79, 82–83, 89–90, 105, 161

• nuclear weapons    73, 76–77, 82–83, 89–90, 105, 161

• withdrawal from NPT    89, 105, 161

Northern Ireland    98

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)    157, 194

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)    5, 115, 119

Organization of American States (OAS)    189, 191, 193–195, 198

Pakistan    5–7, 13, 15, 30, 73, 82–83, 99–100, 127, 133, 151, 165–166, 168–172, 178–182, 200

Palestinians    99, 116, 126, 128, 135, 141–149, 153–155, 157–159

• Gaza    142, 146, 152, 154

• Palestinian Authority    134, 159

Panama    167, 188, 190, 194, 200, 205–206

Peru    188–189, 195

Philippines    5, 43–44, 83, 86–89

Poland    109–113

Russian Federation    7–8, 12, 14, 93–94, 96, 103, 106–108, 110, 113–115, 118–119, 159, 161, 167, 176–177, 181

• Chechnya    8

• Duma    119

Rwanda    64

sanctions    2–5, 7–8, 10–15, 17–23, 25, 27–30, 33–44, 46–58, 60–90, 92–101, 103–120, 122–152, 154–160, 162–175, 177–181, 7, 9–10, 23, 77, 82, 90, 93, 95, 108, 132, 136–137, 144, 148–149, 162, 181, 184–198, 200–207

• Iran    7, 77, 82, 105–106, 137, 152, 162

• Iraq    7

Saudi Arabia    5–6, 124, 132, 158, 161, 171

Security Council [see United Nations]    5, 21–22, 46, 49, 66–68, 77, 92–94, 97, 114, 124, 135, 137, 149, 161–162, 181, 187

September 11    attacks 6, 21, 164

Sierra Leone    54

Slovak Republic    92

Somalia    47, 61, 63, 65

South Africa    23, 33, 48, 55, 60, 65, 105, 159–160, 203

South Asia    5–7, 13, 15, 30, 73, 82–83, 99–100, 103–104, 127, 133, 138, 151, 153, 165–166, 168–173, 178–182, 200–201, 205–207

South Korea    70–71, 77, 89–90, 205

Sudan    5, 9, 20, 32, 47–49, 52, 61–63, 65, 67–68, 100, 105, 116, 149–150

• Darfur    47–48, 66

Summit of the Americas    185

Syria    14, 23, 50, 83, 95–96, 100, 117, 125, 129–133, 135–137, 139, 142–144, 148–149, 157, 160–162, 187

Taiwan (Republic of China)    24, 84

Tanzania    27, 34–35, 40–42, 52–53, 55–63, 65, 202

terrorism (see also al Qaeda)    8, 13–14, 16–18, 20–23, 60, 63, 87, 93, 99–101, 103–105, 118–119, 130, 132–133, 137–138, 141–142, 145–147, 149–154, 162, 164–166, 169–173, 175–176, 179, 181, 184, 194

• assassination    146

• cyber    15–16, 18, 20, 84, 93–94, 100, 105, 172–173

• HAMAS    134, 141–142, 145–147, 154, 159

• Hizbullah    142, 146, 151, 154

• September 11    attacks 6, 21, 164

Thailand    5, 70, 83

Theater Missile Defense    94, 107, 112–113, 115–116, 176

Trade    15–16, 32–33, 35, 37–41, 44–45, 47, 50, 52–56, 61, 64–66, 69–71, 74–75, 78–79, 81–83, 85–87, 89–90, 94–95, 97–99, 105, 107, 114, 116, 118, 120, 128–129, 135–136, 140–141, 148, 165, 181–182, 184–186, 188–192, 194–195, 197, 199–209

Tsunami    72, 82

Uganda    13

Ukraine    94, 112–113, 124

United Kingdom (U.K.)    98, 100–101, 103–106, 120, 130, 148–149, 162

United Nations (UN.)    6, 20–23, 30, 34–35, 46–49, 56–58, 60, 62, 65–68, 75, 77, 86–88, 92–95, 97–102, 114, 116, 118, 122, 124, 126–127, 130–133, 146–149, 152–155, 158–159, 162, 173, 181, 187, 194 High Commissioner on Human Rights, report on East Timor 66–69 1

• UN. General Assembly    58, 116, 158, 194

• UN. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)    132

• U.N. Security Council    5, 21–22, 46, 49, 66–68, 77, 92–94, 97, 114, 124, 135, 137, 149, 161–162, 181, 187

• UNICEF    58

United States    2–5, 7–8, 10–15, 17, 19–23, 25, 28–30, 33–44, 46–58, 60–90, 92–98, 100–101, 103–108, 110–120, 122–126, 128–150, 154–160, 162–166, 168–175, 177–181, 184–198, 200–207

• Department of Defense    19–20

• Department of State    2–3, 5–6, 9–10, 12, 16, 24, 28–29, 43, 54–55, 66, 72, 79, 94, 115, 123, 127, 133, 137, 156, 178, 182, 186, 189, 192, 194, 197

• White House    2, 4, 13, 16–17, 20, 25, 46–49, 60, 67, 69, 85, 90, 94, 107, 110, 114, 117, 119–120, 130, 132, 134, 146, 157, 162–164, 166, 168, 176, 182, 184–185, 188–189, 194–195, 198–199

Uzbekistan    9–10, 14, 200

Venezuela    5, 12, 14, 193

Vietnam    5, 10, 54–55, 83, 167

war crimes    49, 107

Western Hemisphere    184–199

World Bank    29–30, 33, 39, 50–51, 140, 198, 207

World Trade Organization (WTO)    85, 97, 106–107, 114, 205

Zambia    39, 41, 49–52, 54, 56–57, 62, 64–65, 202, 204–205

Zimbabwe    50–51, 61–62

Abbas, Mahmoud    145, 153–154

Abdullah, King of Jordan    6, 134–135

Abubakar    47

Al-Thani, Shaykh Hamid bin Jassin bin Jabir    28

Albright, Madeleine    83, 129

Allawi, Iyad    157

Assad, Hafez-Al    100, 129–130, 132, 137, 139, 144

Berlusconi, Silvio    114, 130

Biden, Joseph    47–48, 75, 77, 79, 94, 113–114, 133, 151

bin Laden, Osama    15–18, 95, 99, 103, 105, 133, 137–138, 143, 145, 151, 154, 164–166, 168–171, 175–181, 189

Blair, Tony    101

Bush, George    60, 101, 165–166

Cassidy    4

Clinton, Bill    46–49, 60–61, 68–70, 92, 94, 123, 142, 149, 155, 189

Clinton, Hillary    12, 15, 23–24, 33, 36, 38, 46–49, 52, 56–57, 59–60, 62, 67–71, 74, 76, 78–79, 86, 89, 92, 94–95, 115, 119, 122, 126, 132, 134–135, 142, 144, 148, 155, 157, 159, 161–162, 168, 172, 180, 186, 189, 192–195, 197, 204

Cook, Robin    3

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip    130

Frattini, Franco    122–124, 132–134

Gates, Robert    19, 41, 50–51, 77, 83–85, 89, 124–126, 130–131, 166–167, 171–178, 182

Geithner, Timothy    29, 74–79, 81–82, 162, 206

Hill, Christopher R    180

Holbrooke, Richard    181

Hussein, Saddam    99

Insulza,    José Miguel 198

Karzai, Hamid    100, 164, 173–176, 180

Kerry, John    180

Ki-Moon, Ban    20, 35

Kissinger, Henry    78

Lugar, Richard    180, 182

Mbeki, Thabo    47, 52, 62, 67

Medvedev, Dmitry    106–108, 113, 119, 177

Merkel, Angela    116–117

Mitchell, George    143

Mladic    107

Mubarak, Hosni    5

Mugabe, Robert    62

Nazarbayev    164

Netanyahu, Binyamin    144, 146–147, 151

Obama, Barack    3–5, 9–10, 12–14, 16–17, 19–21, 23, 28–29, 31–32, 34, 37, 39–40, 46–49, 51, 53, 56–62, 64–67, 69–72, 75–82, 84–87, 92–94, 96–98, 100–103, 106–114, 116, 119, 123, 125–126, 128–130, 134–135, 137, 142–146, 149, 151–156, 158, 161, 164, 166, 168, 173, 175–176, 178, 180–181, 184–192, 194–198, 201–202, 204–207

Omar, Mullah    9, 166, 178

Putin, Vladimir    94, 177

Qadhafi, Muammar    22, 52, 66, 93–97, 99–102, 114, 116, 122–124, 129–130, 133, 135, 139, 143–144, 149–151, 155, 159–160, 162, 176, 187

Rasmussen, Anders Fogh    176

Rice, Condoleezza    167

Saakashvili, Mikheil    114

Sarkozy, Nicolas    119, 154–155

Sharif, Nawaz    92

Shea, Jamie    4, 7

Walker, Ignacio    117

Zoellick, Robert    29