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Opposition Claims Kenya’s Election Was Hacked, Fueling Fears of Unrest

Thu, 10/08/2017 - 00:07
Preliminary results show incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winning easily. But the opposition has rejected the results, raising the specter of post-election violence.

The Game Is Over and North Korea Has Won

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 22:59
Donald Trump can whine all he wants, but we're now living in a world where American power is less relevant than ever.

Donald Trump Is Dropping Bombs at Unprecedented Levels

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 21:59
The candidate who once warned America about Hillary Clinton's hawkishness is turning into a war machine.

Mexican Soccer Star Sanctioned for Drug Trafficking Ties

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 21:25
Rafa Marquez, Mexico’s captain, allegedly linked to Flores narco ring.

ASEAN’s Golden Moment in a Time of Crisis

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 17:46
If Trump wants to put pressure on North Korea or China, he's going to need to have good friends in Asia.

India Is Weaponizing its Spiritual Tourists

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 17:04
Pilgrims headed to the divided region of Kashmir get armed guards and national encouragement — if they're Hindu.

The scariest article I have read in some time: Nuclear war is becoming thinkable, especially on the Korean peninsula

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 16:45
Once a war starts, no one knows how or where it will end.

On North Korea, Tillerson Plays Good Cop to Trump’s Bad Cop

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 16:42
Trump's provocative statements could drown out Tillerson's appeal for calm, as thousands of U.S. troops stationed in Guam are in the crosshairs.

The falsity of ‘owning the battlespace’

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 16:00
For years I have heard commanders in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan talk about “their area of operations” or “owning the battle space.”

Pope Francis Should Reject Callista Gingrich as Ambassador (for Adultery)

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 16:00
The pontiff rejected a French ambassador just because he was gay; surely, he should reject Trump's pick for her sins.

State Dept. Rebuts Criticism: ‘We Are Hitting on All Cylinders’

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 15:33
Reports of the death of U.S. diplomacy are greatly exaggerated, State says.

The Only Enemy Pakistan’s Army Can Beat Is Its Own Democracy

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 15:00
The country's prime ministers have always come and gone at the behest of the generals who really run the country.

Will China and India Go to War Over This Tiny 12-Mile Strip of Land?

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 14:30
India is trying to shield a narrow chokepoint from Chinese encroachment.

SitRep: Trump, North Korea, and Target Lists

Wed, 09/08/2017 - 13:38
  With Adam Rawnsley War of words. Within hours of President Donald Trump’s promise that if North Korea continues to add to its nuclear and ballistic missile capability, “they will be met with fire, fury…the likes of which the world has never seen,” Pyongyang issued its first specific threat against a U.S. target in recent ...

The Trump Administration’s Leakers Deserve to Be Investigated

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 23:25
But Jeff Sessions might not be up for the job.

Trump Threatens North Korea With ‘Fire and Fury the World Has Never Seen’

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 22:00
Vague threats of nuclear war? Must be Tuesday!

South African President Survives Sixth No-Confidence Vote

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 21:23
The opposition comes as close as it ever has to removing Jacob Zuma from office.

Don’t Leave U.S. Support for Africa Hanging by a Thread

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 20:41
For well over a decade, it has been increasingly difficult to find issues on which Republicans and Democrats can agree, but this is one: Since 2000, there has been a strong bipartisan consensus — in Congress and the White House — that increasing economic engagement with Africa furthers our country’s strategic, financial, political and humanitarian ...

Trump’s Syria Strategy Hinges on Russia

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 19:53
But does the president have enough leverage to make Moscow do what’s necessary?

Putin Heads to Occupied Georgia Territory on War Anniversary

Tue, 08/08/2017 - 18:23
It's a slap at Mike Pence and Georgia itself nine years after the Russian invasion.

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