Prospects for including Lebanon in the peace process have improved with the victory of a Western-backed coalition in elections, this week.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

"They do not represent official positions or policy, and they do not,in my view, fundamentally call into question the efficacy of our current strategy in Afghanistan and its prospects for success."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

But Lee Smith's new book concludes that diminishing the American presence in the Middle East at this moment could create dangerous new instabilities that could worsen,not improve, the prospects for peace in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

"I think the prospects are good." "There are a lot of players that have come in - and there's a lot of support from organizations such as the WHO I think that creates a good environment where people can work and make progress in getting together a new vaccine."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12