The United States has officially responded to the Iraqi government's proposed amendments to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) today. The terms of the response have not yet been made public, but early reports indicate that, as suggested by White House spokesman...
In one of the last conceivable financial moves the United States can possibly take against the Iranian banking system, the Bush Administration announced today that they will prevent US banks from processing transactions for Iranian banks even if the transactions were...
As violence in Afghanistan spirals even further out of control, the United States military is relying more and more on air power in combat situations. The number of air missions launched by the US is up 31% over last year, and these missions are taking an increasing...
In his first State of the Nation speech, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced his nation's plan to counter America's missile defense system being built in Poland and the Czech Republic. Iskander missiles will be deployed to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad,...
Touting the decline in violence in Iraq, the United States has announced it will be cutting the level of troops in the nation this month by one combat brigade, or roughly 3,500 soldiers. They had initially planned to rotate one brigade out this month, but now they...
Sources in the Israeli military say the next 24 hours will be crucial to determining the future of the ceasefire between the Israeli government and the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, after an exchange of strikes between the two sides left the five-month long ceasefire in...
President-elect Barack Obama will be the first United States President inaugurated during wartime since Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election in the midst of the Vietnam War. And while the Pentagon says that they are prepared to make the transition as...
Updated 11/5 10:00 PM EST US Ambassador Ryan Crocker said today that the United States' general policy towards Iraq will not change after the election of Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. This seems to also be the...
Afghan officials and local residents say that a US air strike struck an Afghan wedding party on Monday, killing at least 40 civilians and wounding 28 others (including the bride). The strike occurred in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar Province. Reporters on the...
President-elect Barack Obama's 300 member foreign policy team already moved from campaign to transition mode weeks ago, and now the challenge begins in earnest to prepare his administration for the various wars and other foreign policy challenges it will face after...
