Headlines, Feb. 15 edition
BACKGROUNDER Moscow’s arms to Syria would prevent NATO op of kind used in Libya Chinese hackers intercepted key F-35 design and software secrets Unbeknownst to U.S. officials, NATO consults (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Moscow’s arms to Syria would prevent NATO op of kind used in Libya Chinese hackers intercepted key F-35 design and software secrets Unbeknownst to U.S. officials, NATO consults (more…)
BACKGROUNDER India gets 1st nuclear sub, guards sea lanes with ‘axis of democracies’ Group of Four renews push for permanent UN Security Council seats Controversy surrounds anti-counterfeit trade pact (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Asia-focused Air-Sea Concept threatened by competing Pentagon plan China alarmed by U.S. development of Independence-class LCS Panetta lifts ‘probation’ imposed on fifth-gen F-35 fighter development DOSSIER: Farid Ghadry (more…)
BACKGROUNDER U.S. reviving strategic space programs to answer Chinese challenge Kim Jong-Il’s eldest son challenges brother’s ‘Maximum Leader’ status DOSSIER: Sinai Bedouins Report: Sinai Bedouins emerging as newest power (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Obama officials concede his new defense strategy increases war risk Report: Iran credits new GPS jamming capabilities for downing UAVs Report: Russian hackers target cloud computing infrastructure DOSSIER: (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Al Qaida affiliate in Africa using Twitter to attract potential recruits U.S. warns of forceful response if Iran closes Strait of Hormuz Russian authorities uncover construction of black-market (more…)
BACKGROUNDER New legislation aims to prevent another WikiLeaks security disaster Panetta cites significant progress against Al Qaida in Afghanistan Russia plans cyber attacks against U.S. missile defense systems Another (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Capture of stealth UAV raises concerns Iran will share technology Report: Obama administration ignores domestic Islamist terror threat Saudi prince calls for acquisition of nuclear arms, other WMDs (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Iran calls missile factory explosion an accident; details of blast unclear New Saudi leader close to clerics and a hard liner against Iran Moscow joins new arms talks (more…)