Headlines, April 18 edition
BACKGROUNDER Moscow livid over jail sentence to Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout Indian Navy to buy 75 helicopters in major weapons expansion China spooked by mysterious truck carrying mortar (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Moscow livid over jail sentence to Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout Indian Navy to buy 75 helicopters in major weapons expansion China spooked by mysterious truck carrying mortar (more…)
BACKGROUNDER China implements historic accord with Russia over disputed island Amid rampant coup rumors, PLA top leaders plant trees to show unity China plays Cambodia card to divide ASEAN (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Philippines bends to China on Spratlys; open to joint development China to send woman astronaut into space, Russia will send lizards China to become Africa’s largest export market, (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russia opposes hasty pullout, offers NATO access to supply air base China building global military alliances in bid to isolate U.S. DOSSIER: Thomas Donilon Intel on the rocks: (more…)
BACKGROUNDER ‘Paralysis warfare’: China’s cyber focus is to cripple U.S. infrastructure Problematic Su-35 negotiations reveal rift between Russia, China China harbors Arctic ambitions that put Alaska on the frontline (more…)
BACKGROUNDER India expands geopolitical footprint to counter China’s strategic threat Xi finds chilly reception in Turkey, as China’s Uighur problem grows DOSSIER: Khaled Masha’al Its leader cut adrift, Hamas (more…)
BACKGROUNDER New U.S. Air Force energy strategy includes nuclear reactors in space India to test fire new ICBM capable of hitting targets throughout China Indonesia to modernize military as (more…)
BACKGROUNDER China wins 50-year control of strategic N. Korea port in $3-billion deal French Rafale beats Eurofighter Typhoon in jetfighter deal with India Former Maldives president claims pro-China military (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russia to resume SSBN patrols of worldwide strategic waterways Japan, S. Korea scramble jetfighters to monitor Russian air incursion U.S. seeks ‘space hotline’ with China to avert satellite (more…)