Chinese groups flocking to invest in Israeli high tech partnerships
A Chinese group is set for a $300 million shopping spree in Israel’s “supermarket for innovation.” (FULL STORY) (more…)
U.S. braces for F-35 redesign after tech thefts, software disasters
Several major setbacks have spurred the United States to consider a redesign of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). (FULL STORY) (more…)
Kurds’ new military for federal region requires training for men 18-30
The Kurds are raising an army to protect their newly-declared autonomous region. And if the performance of Kurdish fighters in the battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (more…)
Susan Rice: ISIL is now ‘at very top of President Obama’s agenda’
National Security Advisor Susan Rice said President Barack Obama has come to the realization that the United States must respond to the Russian gambit to spread its influence throughout (more…)
Latest NATO security threat: Russia’s nuclear force modernization
By Jack Caravelli Russian president Vladimir Putin’s use of Russian conventional forces to destabilize Ukraine and prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime certainly got the attention of Western (more…)
The 30-year-old Saudi prince who is changing the kingdom
In a time of old kings, a young prince may be on the precipice of ushering in a new era in Saudi Arabia. (FULL STORY) (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…)
Killed by U.S. strike, ISIL’s ‘defense minister’ headed elite jihadists
The Pentagon has reported that “the equivalent of the secretary of defense” for Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike. (FULL (more…)
Europe’s unity crisis: Migration, Merkel’s security lapse, ‘Brexit’
By Jack Caravelli Europe is reeling under a series of problems — some, not all of its own making — that is dimming the hopes of those promoting a (more…)