LONDON — Jordan, long regarded as one of the most stable regimes in the Middle East, has lost control over much of its territory. Western intelligence sources asserted that (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel, forced to make massive budget cuts, envisions a streamlined military based on unmanned and standoff capabilities. Officials said the military would be transformed into a (more…)
ANKARA — Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, alarmed by the military coup in Egypt, was said to fear a similar scenario in Turkey. Diplomatic sources said Erdogan was the only (more…)
TEL AVIV — The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been torn over a power struggle regarding responsibility for Israel’s strategic affairs. Israeli sources said the struggle has (more…)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s new security envoy has been tackling security obstacles to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Officials said John Allen, the former U.S. commander in (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has published a report that envisioned renewed unrest and called for an expanded presence in Gulf Arab states. The U.S. Army has sponsored a (more…)
