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Delusional and desperate - The latest Republican presidential debate
Dec 20, 2015 (UPI)
Had last Tuesday's Republican presidential debate taken place in a school room where fact, objectivity and real understanding of national security were grading ...
Beijing slams 'provocative' US South China Sea flypast
Dec 19, 2015 (AFP)
Two US B-52 bombers flew close to islands in the flashpoint South China Sea last week in a "serious military provocation", Beijing said Saturday, as tensions si...
Off Syrian coast, Russian warship backs up air campaign
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
Captain Alexander Shvarts watched on as the iron covers whirred open on the air defence system aboard the Russian navy's Moskva missile cruiser off the Syrian c...
New Polish authorities raid NATO spy centre, fire staff
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
Poland's new conservative government on Friday continued a controversial drive to replace senior officials with its own appointees when it raided a NATO counter...
Chinese military conducts war games in South China Sea
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
China's military conducted war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, an official newspaper said Friday, as tensions simmer over Beijing's island-buil...
Sri Lanka revives stalled Chinese-funded projects
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Sri Lanka has agreed to restart Chinese-funded projects worth billions of dollars which were suspended following allegations of corruption, the government's mai...
Putin rules out reconciliation with Turkey
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Thursday, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of sho...
Why US, China Could Reach Point of No Return
Dec 16, 2015 (Sputnik)
A conflict between the US and China is highly unlikely at this point but existing trends indicate that one could develop in the future, military analyst Robert ...
Australian military plane flies over disputed South China Sea
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
An Australian military surveillance plane has flown near disputed areas of the South China Sea, it emerged Wednesday, with the crew heard warning China's navy i...
NATO, Ukraine officials sign defense cooperation agreement
Dec 16, 2015 (UPI)
NATO leadership signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government outlining a roadmap to modernize the country's defense industry and capabilities. The NATO-Ukr...
Gen. Dunford proposes Joint Chiefs of Staff changes
Dec 15, 2015 (UPI)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford proposed reforms to how the joint staff operates, including possible cuts to staff. Gen. Dunford told an audienc...
Turkey-Russia summit cancelled: Kremlin
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
Russia on Monday said a summit between President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan pencilled in for December 15 had been cancelled, wi...
Thousands rally against Montenegro's NATO membership
Dec 12, 2015 (AFP)
Several thousand supporters of pro-Russian opposition parties protested Saturday against Montenegro's NATO membership, demanding a referendum over the issue. "I...
Turkey's patience with Russia 'not unlimited': FM
Dec 11, 2015 (AFP)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said Ankara's patience with Moscow after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border was "not unl...
IMF accused of bowing to political pressure in Ukraine support
Dec 11, 2015 (AFP)
Has the world's crisis lender become politicized? The International Monetary Fund has been accused of giving in to political pressure in dropping a long establi...
US deploys P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore amid South China Sea row
Dec 08, 2015 (AFP)
The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering regional tensions over Beijing...
U.S. Navy begins PASSEX exercise with Baltic navies
Dec 07, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy began its bilateral passing exercise known as PASSEX with ships from the Romanian, Turkish, and Ukrainian Navies on Sunday. PASSEX is conducted to...
That's what Xi said? China state media scolded for typo
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese state news agency has suspended four employees, a report said, following a typographical slip that suggested President Xi Jinping was resigning. The e...
China to build navy base in Djibouti: Djiboutian minister
Dec 04, 2015 (AFP)
China is to build its first naval base in Djibouti, the Djiboutian foreign minister said Friday, in the latest sign of China's growing international security pr...
Japan, US vow to push Okinawa base relocation
Dec 04, 2015 (AFP)
Japan and the US vowed Friday to press ahead with the construction of a new air base on strategic Okinawa, and pledged to speed up the return of some land on th...
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