It has been an eventful few months for the new president

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Missile defence

A Tomahawk missile launches from a US ship

Bush endorses 'Son of Star Wars'
On 18 January Mr Bush's administration signalled its determination to develop a national missile defence system.

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President Putin's webcast for BBC News Online

Russia opposes US move
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised the plans claiming they would violate international arms control treaties and could endanger global security.

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Kosovo

US troops in Kosovo

Powell alters Bush campaign pledges
On 5 February US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced troops would remain in the Balkans, despite pre-election promises by Mr Bush to cut their numbers. The move was widely welcomed by European allies of the US.

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Iraq

President Bush defends air strikes on Iraq

US and UK bomb Iraq
On 16 February US and UK aircraft attacked sites outside the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The targets they struck lay outside the imposed no-fly zones.

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Russian protesters hold a poster reading 'hands off Iraq'

International reaction
Russia and China were highly critical of the air strikes and France pointedly refused to endorse President Bush's policy.

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Korea

Soldiers from the two Koreas

Bush says North Korea is a threat
On 7 March, after meeting the South Korean president, Mr Bush announced the US would not resume talks with North Korea saying the country could not be trusted to disarm.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

North Korea calls off talks
On 13 March North Korea abruptly cancelled talks with South Korea. It was a move widely seen as a reaction to the Bush administration's new hardline policy towards the country.

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Climate change

President Bush said the US economy comes first

Bush abandons Kyoto treaty
On 28 March the US said it would not fulfil its obligations under the Kyoto protocol on climate change because it posed a threat to American jobs and did not require action from developing nations.

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Climate change could lead to more extreme weather conditions

International reaction
The US encountered a hail of criticism from Europe, Japan and developing nations such as China. But some countries, including Australia and Canada, expressed sympathy for Mr Bush's decision.

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Spy plane stand-off

A guard stands outside the US embassy in Beijing

US spy plane downed in China
On 1 April a US spy plane was forced to land in China after a collision with a Chinese fighter plane. The subsequent detention of the crew became Mr Bush's first foreign policy crisis.

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The downed US spy plane on Hainan Island

US offers 'apology'
After days of painstaking negotiations the US finally secured the release of its air crew.

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Taiwan arms sales

The USS Curtis Wilbur

Bush says US will defend Taiwan
On 25 April, after authorising arms sales to Taiwan, President Bush said that the US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China making the strongest commitment yet to the defence of the island.

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Bush landmark

President Bush is celebrating with a Congress lunch

President Bush has a very different style from his predecessor Bill Clinton- he spends much less time in Washington and speaks out less. It has led some to ask the question, who is really running the new administration?

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