Analyst Houchang Hassan-Yari of Canada's Royal Military College says Iran's economic situation is compounded by a growing religious opposition to the government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"I am very proud of the efforts of the U.S.military and many other departments and agencies that worked tirelessly to resolve this situation,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

Alexey Malashenko,military analyst at the Moscow Carnegie Center, told VOA he agrees the situation in Chechnya is much better than it was five-six years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

ECOWAS says Guinea's military is responsible for the country's "worsening security situation" where "indiscipline and infighting within the fractured army" are holding back efforts to "establish the rule of law."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Representative Ron Paul, an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, says the hope is that the Obama administration will focus on non-military means to resolve the Afghanistan situation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

conceded the military must turn the situation around soon.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03