North Korea’s nuclear test last month wasn’t just a show of defiance and national pride; it also serves as advertising. The target audience, analysts say, is anyone in the world looking to buy nuclear material. Though Pyongyang has threatened to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S., the most immediate threat posed by its nuclear technology […]
North Korea’s nuclear test last month wasn’t just a show of defiance and national pride; it also serves as advertising. The target audience, analysts say, is anyone in the world looking to buy nuclear material. Though Pyongyang has threatened to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S., the most immediate threat posed by its nuclear technology […]
On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. Gone are the authoritarian regimes and leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, […]
On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. Gone are the authoritarian regimes and leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, […]
(MintPress) – On the second anniversary of the uprising against dictator Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the United States, NATO forces and allied Arab countries are considering openly arming the Syrian opposition, a move that would escalate a civil war that has claimed the lives of 70,000 and has displaced more than 1 million, according to United Nations […]
(MintPress) – On the second anniversary of the uprising against dictator Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the United States, NATO forces and allied Arab countries are considering openly arming the Syrian opposition, a move that would escalate a civil war that has claimed the lives of 70,000 and has displaced more than 1 million, according to United Nations […]
Friday, March 15 marked the second anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people and created at least one million refugees — a U.N. report also estimates that more than 2 million have been internally displaced. The turbulence began peacefully on March 15, 2011, with nationwide protests […]
Friday, March 15 marked the second anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people and created at least one million refugees — a U.N. report also estimates that more than 2 million have been internally displaced. The turbulence began peacefully on March 15, 2011, with nationwide protests […]
As now scheduled, he’ll arrive March 20. He’ll remain until March 23. It’s his first presidential visit. He made several trips before. He’s only the fifth U.S. president to go. Others included Nixon, Carter, Clinton and GW Bush. He waited until Israel’s new government was formed. It took weeks to do so. On March 15, […]
As now scheduled, he’ll arrive March 20. He’ll remain until March 23. It’s his first presidential visit. He made several trips before. He’s only the fifth U.S. president to go. Others included Nixon, Carter, Clinton and GW Bush. He waited until Israel’s new government was formed. It took weeks to do so. On March 15, […]
A top Russian diplomat says the United States’ cancellation of a critical part of its European missile defense system plan doesn’t mollify Moscow’s opposition. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last week announced that plans to place long-range missile interceptors in Poland in the final stage of its European system are being abandoned. U.S. officials, however, […]
A top Russian diplomat says the United States’ cancellation of a critical part of its European missile defense system plan doesn’t mollify Moscow’s opposition. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last week announced that plans to place long-range missile interceptors in Poland in the final stage of its European system are being abandoned. U.S. officials, however, […]
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian opposition as well as provide humanitarian assistance as the deadly civil war marked an ignominious second anniversary on Friday. “It is past time to stop the madness in Syria,” Rep. Eliot […]
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian opposition as well as provide humanitarian assistance as the deadly civil war marked an ignominious second anniversary on Friday. “It is past time to stop the madness in Syria,” Rep. Eliot […]
