Did Mitt Romney’s hawkish posture in Israel last weekend increase the likelihood of an Israeli attack on Iran? Unlikely. Will Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to Israel to discuss “various contingencies and how we would …
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American ‘Pivot’ to Asia Divides the Philippines
Recent trouble in the South China Sea has renewed debate as to whether the U.S. is a trusted friend, or an old foe
Is Egypt’s President Morsy Really Challenging the Ruling Junta?
His decree reinstating parliament sounds confrontational, but it can serve the purposes of both the Muslim Brotherhood and the military
Why South Korea Is in an Uproar over Intelligence Sharing with Japan
The countries are military allies but share a fraught history. Now Seoul’s presidential election may be affected by the controversy
Russian Realpolitik: Inside the Arms Trade with Syria
At an arms bazaar outside Moscow, military hardware and geopolitics are on display
Egypt’s Judges and Generals Dissolve the Parliament: Is the Revolution Now Over?
Confident that raw power and divisions among the opposition preclude any serious challenge, the junta turns the tables on a democratic transition
Diamond Jubilee: Queen’s Celebration Spurs Massive Security Operation
On Sunday, as Queen Elizabeth II and members of the extended royal family cruise through London as part of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, security forces will have their eyes on Her Majesty. Given the menace of terrorism, …
India Successfully Tests Long-Range Missile. China Unimpressed
India successfully launched its first domestically developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday morning, joining a handful of nations that possess ICBM technology. The Agni V missile, capable of …
India Gets Ready to Test Long-Range Ballistic Missile
India is scheduled to test a domestically developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday that, if successful, will be among the most advanced weapons in its artillery. The Agni V missile, capable of carrying …
Why the U.S. May Be Secretly Cheering a Muslim Brotherhood Run For Egypt’s Presidency
Liberals and secularists are furious at the decision this week by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to name Khairat al-Shater as its candidate next month’s presidential election. Even many members and leaders of the Brotherhood itself …
Enter the Elephant: India Looks to Overhaul Its Military
At the biennial defense show in New Delhi this week, India was, as usual, being wooed. In one pavilion, a British colonel made a show of taking a sip of water, demonstrating a filtration technology that the U.K. is trying to sell …
Is Netanyahu Dreaming in Cuban on Iran?
President Barack Obama, speaking Saturday in Turkey on the Iran nuclear standoff, reiterated his belief that “there is a window of time to solve this diplomatically, but that window is closing.” That may be a rhetorical device …
Netanyahu Signals Determination on Iran, but War Will Have to Wait
Had he been speaking Hebrew in a dramatic TV broadcast back home, parts of Benjamin Netanyahu’s fire-and-brimstone speech on Monday night might have been mistaken for the words of an Israeli Prime Minister about to launch a …