We reported earlier this month that American officials had been privately expressing concerns about Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's growing independence. Two weeks have passed, but little has happened to change this trend, and the Los Angeles Times is reporting...
Last week, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili claimed to have presented "very solid proof" to the European Union that the Russians instigated last month's brief conflict. Today, we finally have this evidence available for public scrutiny. It comes in the form of...
With General David Petraeus dedicating his full attention to his new role as head of Central Command, replacing Admiral William Fallon who reportedly referred to his eventual successor as "an ass-kissing little chickensh*t," Lieutenant General Ray Odierno today has...
Ukraine's Parliament is expected to declare its coalition government dissolved tomorrow, after a split between the factions of President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Unless a new coalition is formed within the next 30 days, which at this...
In a high profile visit to Tbilisi, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer reiterated the alliance's backing for Georgia in the aftermath of its brief August war with Russia. The NATO visit is seen as an important step towards Georgia's eventual membership in...
Early this morning, US helicopters crossed the border into Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency and attempted to land in Angor Adda, in a raid reminiscent of September 3rd's unprecedented attack by US helicopters and ground forces in the same region, which killed 20...
Afghan police arrested three people and accused them of providing the false tip that led to last month's disastrous US air strike in Herat Province which a UN investigation determined killed at least 90 civilians and strained ties between NATO forces and the Afghan...
Updated 9/14 8:00 PM EST Iraq's Parliament announced that it has stripped outspoken Sunni MP Mithal al-Alusi of his legal immunity and also barred him from traveling outside of the country or attending future sessions of parliament today. It also says that it intends...
An early morning attack on a South Waziristan village by US helicopters and ground forces on September 3rd may have been unprecedented, but according to a report by National Public Radio, this was no isolated incident but rather "phase one" of a three stage plan to...
Last week the United States announced sanctions against Iran Shipping Lines and its 18 affiliates, which constitute the bulk of Iran's shipping industry. Though the impact of the sanctions themselves is likely to be minimal as the company does little direct business...
