The alternative of the nuclear fuel bank makes uranium-enrichment unnecessary for Iran’s economic development objectives. Yet Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has made it clear that the government has not halted enrichment. Iran’s choices draw greater attention to the irony of the fuel bank.
As Kyrgyzstan's parliament prepares to take up the question of closing the U.S. air base at Manas Airport, it appears the Central Asian country's "multivector" foreign policy may be coming to an end.
