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Former CIA chief: We totally dropped the ball on al Qaeda's rebound
A former CIA chief has admitted in a new tell-all book that the intelligence organization badly misjudged Qaeda's rebound during the Arab Spring, Greg Miller of The Washington Post reports. In "The...
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Canada's Navy modernization sounds like a mess
Canada's efforts to modernize its navy and procure a new fleet of warships is not going well. Originally proposed in 2010, Canada had plans to spend $21.5 billion (Canadian $26.2 billion) for the...
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BREMMER: Here come the non-US drones
The US, which has been at the forefront of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, will soon have to adjust to a world in which a wide range of armed forces and potential adversaries have drones as...
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Russia's new Armata tank just made its debut
Russia's new Armata tank appeared in public for the first time Monday, rumbling down a broad Moscow avenue on its way to Red Square for the final rehearsal of the Victory Day parade.The Russian Defense...
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Kerry just tried to reassure Israel on Iran by mentioning a newly redesigned...
Secretary of State John Kerry raised the specter of using a 30,000-pound (13,600-kg) bunker-buster bomb against Iran’s nuclear program in an interview aired this week, during an attempt to reassure...
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China is making moves in Antarctica
China is making big moves in Antarctica as it attempts to position itself for maximum influence on the world's last unclaimed piece of land, Jane Perlez reports for The New York Times. Although Beijing...
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The latest sign Turkey may still be playing a double game with ISIS
Tens of thousands of pounds of fertilizer that could be turned into deadly explosives have been regularly flowing over the border from Turkey into ISIS-controlled sections of Syria, Ben Hubbard and...
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Here's amazing color footage of Berlin from just after the Nazis were defeated
For nearly a month from April to May 1945, Berlin was the site of the last major offensive in the European theatre of World War II. The Battle of Berlin, which was fought between Soviet and Nazi...
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North Korea just tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile
North Korea recently conducted a third test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that is part of Pyongyang’s expanding nuclear arsenal, according to American defense officials.The...
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After the palace shakeup, Saudi Arabia's oil policy is in a major state of...
On May 1, two days after making radical changes in the kingdom's royal succession order and senior government posts, Riyadh announced that governance of the state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco has...
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Israeli generals are worried about much more than an Iranian nuclear deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thunders against a possible nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, his defense chiefs see Tehran's guerrilla allies as a more...
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This chart shows every model of military submarine in service around the world
Submarines give navies around the world a huge strategic and tactical advantage.Ballistic missile submarines can serve as nuclear deterrents in case a country's land-based launch systems have been...
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Chinese warships just sailed to Russia ahead of a possible major arms deal...
Two Chinese warships are passing through the Black Sea towards the Russian port of Novorossiysk.The guided missile frigates will arrive in Russia by May 9, likely in time to participate in Russian...
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Assad admits that he's losing in key parts of Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad acknowledged on Wednesday what he said were recent "setbacks" in the war against rebels trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops entangled in...
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Iran: We'll release the Marshal Islands-flagged cargo vessel after it pays a...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A Marshal Islands-flagged cargo vessel seized by Iranian forces as it was traversing the Strait of Hormuz last month will likely be released in two days, after it pays a fine,...
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ISIS is reopening a 5-star hotel captured in Iraq's 2nd-largest city
The Islamic State militant group has opened a five-star hotel boasting excellent TripAdvisor reviews for its commanders in Mosul.According to reports in Arabic-language media, the jihadist group has...
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Hezbollah leader: We will collapse if Assad loses in Syria
JERUSALEM—Sounding an uncharacteristic note of pessimism, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that if the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad falls, then Hezbollah will fall too, according to...
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Why Obama's Cuba outreach may be scaring the oil-rich Gulf states
Upon announcing the framework Iran nuclear agreement last month, President Obama also invited the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to meet with him at Camp David on May 13. In...
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The US is worried that Iran sanctions wouldn't 'snapback' if Tehran cheats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Washington wants to be certain that any nuclear deal between Iran and major powers includes the possibility of restoring U.N. sanctions if Tehran breaks the agreement without...
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Iranian media says the country's navy is chasing off US warships near Yemen
An Iranian naval fleet chased a U.S. warship and military planes through the waters off the southern coast of Yemen late Monday in yet another provocative encounter between the two nations, according...
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