Italy at odds with European allies over Putin’s charm offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been seen as relentless in his attempts to weaken Europe’s solidarity on sanctions against Moscow. Now it seems Putin may have found a crack (more…)
Israel tests effects of ‘dirty’ bomb detonation at Dimona facility
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., Al Qaida and other jihadists have threatened to use a so-called “dirty” bomb. Also know as a radiological dispersion (more…)
U.S., Asian allies harden stance against China’s maritime ambitions
China’s claim of more than 90 percent of the entire South China Sea has awakened the United States to the implications and prompted tough talk. The discovery of China’s (more…)
Report: Iran, North Korea forging nuclear, ballistic missile ties
As Iran was steeped in negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program in April, North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile experts visited a military site near Teheran, a (more…)
Critical test for Iran nuclear deal: Inspections at Parchin military site
Recent statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei point to the significance of the Parchin military research site as negotiations with the West on a nuclear agreement enter (more…)
Report: Saudis may buy nukes from Pakistan to answer Iran deal
Saudi Arabia intends to purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan in response to Iran’s nuclear arrangement, according to a U.S. official. “There has been a longstanding agreement in place with (more…)
Russia warns France needs permission to sell China Mistral ships
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has issued a stern warning to France that any potential sales of two capital ships, currently docked at a French port, must be (more…)
Successor to Pentagon’s ‘Yoda’ deemed ‘too partisan, too left wing’
James H. Baker, dubbed “too left wing” by a Republican foreign policy adviser, has been tapped by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to head up the Pentagon’s Office of Net (more…)
Japan poised to replace UK as America’s global strategic partner
With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s week-long high-profile visit to the United States, a new global U.S. partnership is emerging that could replace the U.S. “special relationship” with Britain, (more…)