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A Look Inside Iran's Spy Network In Bosnia

An important European security issue I’ve tried to raise awareness about for years is the nefarious role played by Iranian intelligence in Southeastern Europe, above all in Bosnia-Hercegovina.Tehran’s...

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US General: North Korea May Be Able To Build Nuclear Warheads Small Enough To...

A top US general has told reporters that North Korea has likely achieved the capability of being able to miniaturize nuclear weapons that could be placed on top of a rocket, Felicia Schwartz reports...

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The Ukrainian Government May Be Using Banned Munitions Against...

"The earth shook, the window panes rattled like they would fall out. I thought the whole building would collapse." Sitting in the shared kitchen of a bleak five-story Soviet-era housing block where she...

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Nearly Eight Years Into The Drug War, These Are Mexico's 7 Most Notorious...

The Mexican Drug War, launched in December 2006 by then-President Felipe Calderon, is approaching its eight-year mark.The series of conflicts, which has pitted the Mexican military, cartels,...

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Czech Secret Service: There Is An 'Extremely High' Number Of Russian Spies In...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Russia deployed an "extremely high" number of intelligence officers at its Czech embassy last year, the NATO member country's secret service said in an annual report released on...

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The Most Powerful Militaries In The Middle East [RANKED]

The balance of power in the Middle East is in disarray: A three-year civil war has torn apart Syria and opened up a vacuum for the rise of the Islamic State group; Sunni powers led by Saudi Arabia...

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China's New Nuclear-Armed Submarine Fleet Could Upset The Balance Of Power In...

China is on the cusp of achieving a long-standing goal: fielding a submarine fleet that can rival even the US's naval supremacy in the Pacific, Jeremy Page writes for The Wall Street Journal. Page...

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Iran And Russia Are Forming A New Espionage Alliance Aimed At The US And Israel

Given the difficult, indeed parlous, relationship between many Western states and both Russia and Iran, any collaboration between Moscow and Tehran is an important factor for Western capitals to...

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The US General In Charge Of Fighting The Ebola Epidemic Has Been Quarantined...

The US general appointed to oversee America’s fight against Ebola in West Africa has been quarantined in Italy with at least 10 other Americans upon returning from the disease-stricken continent.Major...

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Russia Is Moving Aircraft To The Arctic In A Pivot To The North Pole

Russia is moving fighters and bombers towards the North Pole.Although the production of the Mig-31 ended in the early 1990s, the Foxhound interceptor is being upgraded to extend its operative life up...

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A Union Soldier Who Made A Heroic Stand At The Battle Of Gettysburg Will...

A Union Army soldier who helped hold the line during the crucial Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 will be posthumously presented the Medal of Honor on Nov. 6, the White House announced on Monday.First Lt....

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The Truth Behind That 'French Spy'-Turned-Al Qaeda Operative The US Targeted...

Three weeks ago, McClatchy made worldwide headlines with a remarkable scoop: recent US missile strikes on Al Qaeda forces in Syria, the so-called Khorasan Group, explicitly targeted a French national...

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How The Saudi National Guard Maintains The Royal Family's Authoritarian Grip...

The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) is one of the most efficient tools of internal control — and even internal oppression — in the Middle East.It has foreign training, equipment that is constantly...

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The German Air Force Intercepted 7 Russian Jets Over The Baltic Sea

NATO's Baltic air-policing mission is busy these days.According to the Latvian military, on Oct. 28 German Air Force Eurofighter jets on Quick Reaction Alert at Šiauliai, Lithuania, were scrambled to...

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NATO Has Intercepted 26 Russian Jets In The Past Two Days

NATO has scrambled fighter jets to intercept an unusually high number of Russian military aircraft on Oct. 28 and 29. The incidents have taken place throughout Europe, from the Atlantic Ocean to the...

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ISIS Will Undermine The US-Led Coalition If America Doesn't Fix Its Message

Victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not only a matter of military success; President Obama recently made this point to coalition military leaders. The fight against ISIS is part...

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Chinese Submarines Just Reached Another Alarming Milestone

China’s submarine fleet made its first known trip into the Indian Ocean, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. A Chinese attack submarine passed through the Straits of Malacca between...

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ISIS Is Preparing For An Uprising In Iraq By Hunting Down Former Police Officers

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Islamic State group wanted to send a warning against anyone who might plot against its rule.Back when the extremists took over the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June, police Col....

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How ISIS Became One Of The World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups

When the US withdrew its last troops from Iraq in 2011, Al Qaeda in Iraq had been defeated and one of the Middle East's most troubled countries had the chance to carve out a normal existence for...

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Poland Is Making Serious Preparations For A Future Russian Invasion

As Vladimir Putin’s Russia continues to threaten Ukraine after stealing Crimea in the spring and exerting de facto Kremlin control over much of the Donbas this summer, war worries are mounting on...

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