*Shifting gear - US reviews its commitments in East Asia
*Hunger pains - The challenge of rising food costs
*Mind the gap - US intelligence reacts to Detroit bomb plot
*Breaching protocol - the threat of cyberespionage
*Back to the future - Refugees contemplate a return to Iraq
*Force projections - The future of Russia's military reform
*Temple of gloom - Thai-Cambodian relations deteriorate
*Making waves - Naval power evolves for the 21st century
*Diplomacy rules - Turkey and Armenia sign historic protocols
*Harbouring ambitions - China invests in Indian Ocean ports
*Total gridlock - Cyber threat to critical infrastructure
*The enemy's enemy - Eritrea's involvement in Somalia
*Holding pattern - Russia-Georgia relations remain tense
*Island fortresses - Abu Musa and Greater Tunb
*Right turn - European voters turn to extremist parties
*Suspicious minds - NATO-Russian relations are deteriorating
*Booster shot - The US increases its forces in Afghanistan
*Just rewards - International judicial bodies and security
*Anarchy in the EU - Protest is once again on the rise in Europe
*Double acts - Joint military operations target rebels in DRC
*Capability gap - ASEAN's ongoing difficulties
*On the rocks - France clings on to its territories
*Multi-player games - Central Asia pits powers against each other
*Marine corps - Private security companies and piracy
*Validating violence - Jihadists sanction energy-related attacks
*Hanging by a thread - Securing supply lines in military operations
*Self-defence lessons - Ukrainian insecurity post-Georgia
*Mountain tensions - India strengthens air bases near China
*Risky business - How global stability has changed in 2008
*True colours - The future of US foreign policy
*Space invaders - Mexican illegal aliens and the US
*Island finance - US aid tackles terrorism in Southeast Asia
*Loaded guns: The build up of armaments in Latin America
*Coup de grâce - The evolution of coup tactics
*Trial of strength: Georgia's challenge to EU foreign policy
*Boxed in - Containing a nuclear Iran
*Cold calling - Competition heats up for Arctic resources
*Baiting the bear - Georgia plays Russian roulette
*Club Med - Mediterranean states form new union
*High resolution - Trying to tame Somalia's piracy problem
*Fourth dimension - US revives its Latin American fleet
*Middle ground - Lebanon plays buffer as Syria and Israel simmer
*Terms of endearment - South Korean president eclipses sunshine
*Feeding frenzy - Shortages dish up trouble around the world
*Hot spots: the threat of emerging disease
*Into Africa - Peacekeeping challenges in 2008
*Transferred hostility - Ethiopia and Eritrea's unregulated tensions
*Troubled triangle - Achieving security in the Karamoja region
*Identity crisis - Split looms over NATO's Afghan operations
*Gulf of distrust - Naval stand-offs and the Persian Gulf
*The $100 question - Security implications of rising oil prices
*The final countdown? - Beginning of the end for Venezuela's president
*Commanding presence - Africom's uncertain mission statement
*Pragmatic power - Russia's assertive foreign policy
*Shield of safety? - The role of private security companies
*Renegade threat - Stability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
*Mission improbable - Could Israel attack Iran?
*Inside-intelligence - Reforming the US intelligence community
*Phantom menace - Expounding security myths in Southeast Asia
*Outside assistance - Is Iran supporting the Afghan insurgency?
*Land of the rising gun - Japan's shifting security identity
Kingdom come - Saudi Arabia asserts its position as regional actor
*Oiling the axis - Ties between Iran and Venezuela
*War on film - The often fraught relationship between military and media
Choosing sides - Afghan-Pakistani cross-border tensions rise
*Mission fatigue - The future of military interventionism
*Fissures in the force - Multilateral co-operation can only go so far
*Insecure environment - International implications of climate change
*Blurring the line - Involving the military in humanitarian affairs
*Breaking out? - Russia flexes muscles as US moves in
*Standing alone - Isolated Syria holds secret talks with Israel
Sea change - Resolving East Asia's maritime disputes
*Good Neighbours? - Security in the African 'Great Lakes' region
*Lines in the sand - Containing the greater Darfur conflict
*Russian roulette - Moscow seeks influence through arms exports
*Gulf states plan for day that oil runs dry
*Energy-hungry countries line up for Central Asian reserves
Europe seeks secure energy supply as Russia turns up heat
Georgian nationalism provokes Russia
*Nuclear fallout: international responses to North Korea's test
*Ethiopia's deployment to Somalia risks regional security
*Africa turns from instability and conflict to mutual co-operation
Cuba's future lies in Venezuela's hands
*Southeast Asian crime syndicates turn to 'ice'
*Israeli offensive may not meet long-term objectives
*Shanghai summit fails to yield NATO-style defence agreement
*US and Japanese sanctions may further criminalise North Korea
*Barriers to conflict: a concrete solution to shifting concerns?
*Moderating hand needed to guide Hamas and Israel to peace table
*China's alliance with Iran: building for long-term influence
*Russia's institutional offensive in Central Asian security
*Deterrence by punishment could offer last resort options for Iran
Inadequate military funding puts African countries at risk of coup
*KEDO's demise could exacerbate North Korean nuclear crisis