Ukraine War Cost Russia ‘Military Superiority’ in Baltics: Report
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Moscow is losing “military superiority” it once held over its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in the Baltic...
Pentagon watchdog finds inconsistency in counter-extremism effort in military
Dozens of U.S. service members were investigated during the 2023 fiscal year for advocating, engaging in or supporting terrorism in the U.S. or for...
Hamas attack plans, including map of IDF base, suggest espionage
New documentation, including the laptop of a key Hamas commander, offers additional proof of the terrorist group’s meticulous planning of the Oct. 7 massacre....
More Japanese than Taiwanese consider China major threat
TAIPEI — A new poll by Pew Research Center showed that a higher percentage of Japanese consider China a major threat, while in Taiwan,...
Global Coalition unyielding against ISIS expansion in Africa
The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS has agreed to enhance African member states’ counter-ISIS capabilities as it commits to defeat ISIS affiliates in Africa....
US Senator to Tajikistan President: End Your Government’s Use of Transnational Repression
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently sent a letter to the President of Tajikistan, Emomali...
Kyiv’s Political Feuds Cause Cracks in Ukrainian Unity
Ukrainians on the streets of Kyiv were musing that it had been a week since Russia launched the largest drone assault on the country’s...
Domestic violence exacerbated by wartime, raising concerns over looser gun policies
Domestic abuse remains a persistent problem during Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas, and women’s groups caution that wartime stress and relaxed gun regulations aimed...
Zero tolerance for terrorism and its supporters
Following Israel’s initial response to the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, aggressive anti-Israeli riots erupted around the world and persisted for several days....
Ninjas: How Japanese Spies Evolved into Pop Culture Heroes
The silent, black-clad ninja who spies, sabotages and assassinates—without leaving a trace—remains a popular Japanese character in modern books and films. It has loosely...