Yesterday, Admiral Mullen announce his new "comprehensive strategy" for the war in Afghanistan, the centerpiece of which is ratcheting up attacks in neighboring Pakistan. The American intelligence community has warned the administration against such attacks, saying...
With the war in Afghanistan increasingly retaking its role as the emphasis of America's ongoing foreign policy struggles, Admiral Mullen reported yesterday to the House Armed Services Committee that he does not believe the United States is winning that war. And with...
The European Union has issued an official statement, and in it they have declared that they recognize Ukraine as "a European country". While this comes as hardly a surprise to anyone with access to a globe, the relevant message of this statement was clear: that...
In testimony today before the House Armed Services Committee Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Michael Mullen said that he believes the present strategy in Afghanistan is not working, adding "I'm not convinced we're winning it in Afghanistan". This is just the...
With drone attacks already up over threefold from 2007 the US desire to ramp up attacks inside Pakistan even further has run into another wall today as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Parvez Kayani announced that foreign forces would no longer be allowed to...
Russian General Nikolai Solovtsov suggested today that US missile shield sites in Poland and the Czech Republic could become targets for Russian ICBMs in the future. The general said Russia "is obliged to take corresponding measures" to ensure the credibility of its...
In an interview with the Washington Times, Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor warned Russia that selling armaments to Syria and Iran is "destabilizing and dangerous for Israel and for peace in the region". After Syrian President Bashar Assad expressed support for...
Georgia's brief war with Russia is over, and though President Mikheil Saakashvili is eying future wars with Russia, his attention must turn now to a more immediate problem. While most Georgians rallied behind the government during the fighting, the sobering effect of...
Just a day after agreeing to a pullout from Georgian territory, Russia has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an arms embargo against the Caucasus nation. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin conceded that the move would...
Following up on Friday's story, President Bush has accepted the Pentagon's recommendation to hold off on any further troop cuts in Iraq until after the new year. The move, announced in a speech this morning at the National Defense University, was reportedly condemned...
