CIA battle with Pentagon gets physical in Syria
The Obama administration’s strategy in Syria is looking even less coherent after two different ground forces backed by two different U.S. government entities ended up fighting each other. (FULL (more…)
Report: Hamas agrees to Egypt intel’s demands on border
Hamas has pledged it will not interfere in Egyptian affairs and will bolster the Gaza-Sinai border, a report said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russia proceeds with S-400 to India, defies China’s objections
Russia’s best air defense missile system, the S-400 Triumph, has been sold to only one foreign buyer, China. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Chinese hacker pleads guilty to stealing U.S. military secrets
A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to stealing highly sensitive American military secrets by hacking into defense contractors’ classified computer systems. (FULL STORY) (more…)
N. Korean artillery rocket launchers seen posing ‘real threat’ to Seoul
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee SEOUL — North Korea is nearing deployment of short-range artillery rockets near the inter-Korean border, which would pose a “real threat” to the Seoul metropolitan (more…)
Brussels post-mortem: NATO’s HQ is hotbed of Islamic radicalism
By Jack Caravelli The successful March 22 terrorist attacks on the Brussels airport and a city subway station add to Europe’s growing list of cities — including Paris, London (more…)
Putin’s Syrian gambit in review: Strategic aims achieved, but at a cost
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent decision to withdraw most but not all of Russian military forces operating in Syria was another in a string of surprises that appear to (more…)
Iran’s Rouhani woos Sunni Pakistan amid hostility with Saudis
By Jack Caravelli Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is looking to make inroads in Pakistan with his first visit to the Sunni-majority country since being elected president. (FULL STORY) (more…)
UN atomic chief warns: Nuclear terror threat ‘cannot be excluded’
Terrorists have the means to obtain nuclear material and the knowledge to construct a potentially deadly device, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog said. (FULL STORY) (more…)