Afghanistan held hostage by warlords

By Nicolas Vadot 15/04/2013 10:28

The use of strongmen to fight Al Qaida and Taliban has fragmented the tribal system and made civil war a real possibility after US forces leave

Moving in the wrong direction

By Milt Priggee 15/01/2013 09:32

Days after Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Obama seemed to agree on the future role of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a division has emerged over one of the American military’s most prized defense programs.

Shoigu Has Lots of Fires to Put Out in the Army

By Viktor Bogorad 13/11/2012 11:25

After Sergei Shoigu was appointed to replace Anatoly Serdyukov as defense minister last week, he was placed under a microscope as analysts pondered what his first steps would be in his new capacity.

What Serdyukov and Sobchak Have in Common

By Viktor Bogorad 07/11/2012 10:55

The generals' longtime dream has come true. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed the decree dismissing Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Get nuclear guarantee from Nato, Scottish leader

By Brian Adcock 27/10/2012 07:53

THE SNP leadership is to be urged to obtain a written guarantee from Nato pledging that it would accept a nuclear weapon-free Scotland as a member.A resolution calling on party defence spokesman Angus Robertson to produce

Israel behind Lebanon bombing

By Arash Foroughi 26/10/2012 23:20

A prominent author says evidence proves that the Israeli regime and the Western military alliance NATO are the sole beneficiaries of Lebanese security chief Wissam al-Hassan’s assassination.

Salmond faces rebellion over Scotland remaining in Nato

By Brian Adcock 23/10/2012 10:41

With polls suggesting public support for Nato in Scotland, the SNP is to debate dropping its 30-year-old opposition to membership of the NATO organisation.On Friday afternoon they'll debate whether or not to drop their 30-year-old

NATO: Afghanistan drawdown plans unchanged

By Brian Adcock 20/10/2012 06:52

NATO's top official said Thursday the alliance remains committed to help enable Afghan forces assume full responsibility for the country's security after 2014, when coalition troops are due to end their combat mission.

Bearing the brunt

By Adam Zyglis 16/10/2012 15:23

Two Taliban leaders arrested in Afghanistan.The Taliban insurgents, who have been waging an insurgency of more than one decade, have yet to confirm the arrest of the insurgent leaders.

NATO and Turkey Prepare for More Syrian Border Hostilities

By Shahin Kalantari 14/10/2012 09:24

NATO said it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary should the tensions in Syria spill over their border again. Turkey's prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council

Don't Wait for a Ivanishvili Thaw With Russia

By Viktor Bogorad 11/10/2012 10:22

Many members of Russia's political elite have been wondering whether Georgia will become a source of renewed tensions between Russia and the United States once billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and his Georgian Dream coalition, which won the parliamentary elections on Oct. 1, assume power.

Russia leads NATO out of Afghan trap

By V.Kermlev 07/10/2012 13:25

The vulnerability of the recently reopened Pakistani transit route supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has been a headache for over a decade. But the real problem will emerge once troops start to withdraw – with Russia ready to shoulder the burden.

‘US-Pakistan marriage has failed’ – former envoy

By V.Kermlev 25/09/2012 15:37

The America-Pakistan alliance should be divorced after decades of fruitless expectations, declared a former Pakistani ambassador to the US. The Washington and Islamabad union has been prejudiced by continuous “Drones vs Militants” wrangle.

Last US surge troops laeve Afghanistan

By Mohammad Ali Rajabi 25/09/2012 15:27

The last of the 33,000 US soldiers that President Barack Obama sent to Afghanistan nearly three years ago as part of a military surge have left the country, US defense officials said.

Western-Funded Terrorism: New Al Qaeda In Syria

By Shahin Kalantari 08/09/2012 06:47

Western policy makers admit that US-NATO's cooperations in Libya have played the primary role in emboldening Al Qaeda's AQIM faction (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) and now It is spreading as far west as Mali, and as far east as Syria.

A Proposal for a New UN Law

By Viktor Bogorad 06/09/2012 15:06

If each United Nations member state were asked whether it meets the requisite criteria for "civilized globalism" at the UN General Assembly later this month, every ambassador would no doubt reply "yes." That is to be expected, because every country wants to project a positive image.

US-NATO Armed The New Al Qaeda From Libya To Syria

By Shahin Kalantari 03/09/2012 10:47

Western policy makers admit that US-NATO's cooperations in Libya have played the primary role in emboldening Al Qaeda's AQIM faction (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb).

Scots bid to remain in NATO membership

By Iain Green 07/08/2012 06:17

Scotland's leading political party has encountered a new wave of criticism over its support for the territory upon potential secession from the United Kingdom to banish nuclear weapons but still seek to enter NATO, the Scotsman newspaper reported.

Moscow has opened the combined transport transit route to supply 130,000 allied troops in Afghanistan

By V.Kermlev 05/08/2012 10:54

Moscow has opened the combined transport transit route to supply 130,000 allied troops in Afghanistan.

Pakistan to speed up NATO supply transit

By Adam Zyglis 10/07/2012 19:48

Pakistan is doubling the capacity for NATO trucks at a key border crossing, officials said on Monday, to speed up processing for an expected influx of supplies for troops in Afghanistan.

Democracy suffers in NATO-backed Syrian fighting

By 03/06/2012 20:59

Today, more than 14 million voters in Syria will have the chance to select among several thousand candidates for 250 parliamentary seats.

USA & NATO Behind The Mass destruction in Syria

By Shahin Kalantari 31/05/2012 20:11

Were the May 2012 killings of civilians in the city of Houla part of a carefully planned covert operation, with the intent to drum up public support for a war on Syria?

NATO air strike kills six children in Afghanistan

By Carlos Alejandro Falcó Chang 29/05/2012 06:45

NATO air strike killed a family of eight, including six children in eastern Afghanistan.

NATO to endorse Afghan exit plan

By Pang Li 21/05/2012 06:19

NATO leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 on Monday and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring an international army of more than 130,000 back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war.

World leaders set to tackle Afghanistan at NATO summit

By Makhmud Eshonkulov 20/05/2012 13:10

World leaders weary of war will tackle Afghanistan's post-conflict future — from funding for security forces to upcoming elections — when the NATO summit opens Sunday.

NATO 's Afghanistan strategy

By Paresh Nath 20/05/2012 06:10

NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw

Russia , NATO missile shield feud

By Luojie 07/05/2012 05:53

Russia has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.

NATO denies accelerating Afghanistan troop withdrawal

By Tjeerd Royaards 03/04/2012 06:35

NATO's chief denied on Monday that the alliance was speeding up the withdrawal of combat...

NATO failed to investigate Libya civilian deaths

By Sergei Tunin 19/03/2012 10:49

NATO has failed to properly investigate or provide compensation for civilian deaths caused by its...

Anatomy of a Protest

By Alexei Talimonov 18/03/2012 14:35

The Russian television channel NTV has broadcast a report, "Anatomy of a Protest," alleging that...