Trump administration warns friends against Russia arms deals
ahmed sabirAs some Gulf and Asian allies consider big purchases of Russia arms, the Senate is set to uphold a law signed by Trump that would slap sanctions on them for cozying up…
US Defense Secretary James N. Mattis with Indo-pacific leaders at Singapore summit
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with several Indo-Pacific leaders on the sidelines of the 2018 International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 1. Defense Secretary James…
How Trump and three other US presidents protected Israel’s worst- kept secret its nuclear arsenal
By Adam Entous When a delegation of senior Israeli officials visited the Trump White House on February 13, 2017, they wanted to discuss several issues with their new American counterparts.…
Space defense will be a major concern for the US, but Trump’s “Space Force” is not the answer
By Fred Kaplan President Trump's proposal to create a Space Force a sixth branch of the U.S. military, like the Air Force, “separate but equal,” as he put it in…
Countering China’s high – altitude land grab
By Brahma Chellaney Bite by kilometer-size bite, China is eating away at India's Himalayan borderlands. For decades, Asia's two giants have fought a bullet less war for territory along their…
China asked to keep up pressure on India for peace talks
Islamabad believes Beijing has right to intervene as SCO leader By Shafqat Ali Pakistan has asked China to keep up pressure on India for peace talks with Pakistan in the…
China doesn’t want the Subcontinent’s ‘dirty laundry’
China will never be interested in making the SCO, which could benefit the country in its historical economic ventures, a discussion club for the territorial disputes By Imran Khushal The…
American embassy shift
By Nafisa Hoodbhoy The Trump administration's decision to shift the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last month could not have come at a worse time for the Arab-Israeli…
The Taliban has successfully built a parallel state in many parts of Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a cease-fire Saturday on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad By Pamela Constable For those who imagine that Taliban control in some regions…
Resumption of Afghan peace talks on the cards
By Kamran Yousaf After a break of almost three years, direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are expected to resume soon, officials and diplomatic sources in knowledge…