And if the outcome of the actual Foreign American policy was an endless

series of conflicts and wars predicated on perceived threats rather than

actual threats? Indeed, a year into his presidency, the security policy of

the U.S., introduced by the previous Republican administration, does not

seem to have undergone fundamental change under the U.S. President

Barack Obama. On the contrary, the incumbent administration seems to

have even adopted policies engineered and applied by its predecessor.

Including the risks it represents. Welcome to the main international issues

of a ten years old post-9/11 world.

Dealing with the relationship between the U.S. and Iran, the sinking in

Afghanistan, the nuclear issue posed by North Korea, the relationship

between United States and Israel, the Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal, the

China's Foreign policy and its new defense posture, the Start agreements

between the U.S. and Russia, and questioning environmental issues, the

specialist Nasser Zammit examines the whole year 2009 and gives a new

look over the world.