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Feb 20 2019
News
Putin Ratchets Up Nuclear Warning Against US
Russia isn’t seeking confrontation with the U.S. and wouldn’t make the first move to deploy missiles; rhetoric comes on the heels of breakdown of arms pact.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 08 2020
News
US, Iran step back from the brink; region still on edge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled he would not retaliate militarily for Iran’s missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. No one was harmed in the strikes, but U.S. forces in the region remained on high alert.
Speaking from the White House, Trump seemed intent on deescalating the
Associated PressApr 28 2022
News
Fears Are Mounting That Ukraine War Will Spill Across Borders
For nine weeks, President Biden and the Western allies have emphasized the need to keep the war for Ukraine inside Ukraine.
Now, the fear in Washington and European capitals is that the conflict may soon escalate into a wider war — spreading to neighboring states, to cyberspace and to NATO countries suddenly facing a Russian cutoff of gas. Over the long term, such an expansion could
New York Times (News)May 13 2022
News
After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along by Finland, are expected to apply, reluctantly, to join the alliance and its collective defense.
The Gotland regiment of the Swedish Army was going through its paces, practicing how to use its Swedish-designed lightweight anti-tank missiles, the NLAWs, that are proving so effective in Ukraine.
The
New York Times (News)Sep 21 2018
News
Chinese anger at US sanctions for Russian weapons purchases
China has told the US to withdraw sanctions on its military over purchases of Russian jets and missiles or "bear the consequences".
BBC NewsAug 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
Al Qaeda Leader Killed by US Drone Strike
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The leader of al Qaeda and one of the main figures in planning the September 11 attacks was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Sunday. Ayman al-Zawahiri was hiding in a wealthy neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, according to U.S
AllSides StaffOct 07 2021
News
Rand Paul bedevils fellow Republicans again with Israel aid holdup
After spending much of the summer portraying Democrats as anti-Israel, Republicans are now in the awkward position of an intraparty feud that’s holding up military assistance to the U.S. ally.
The GOP isn’t divided over whether to fund protection for Israel — all of them, and most Democrats, want to send Israel a $1 billion replenishment for its Iron Dome missile defense system. The
PoliticoMar 04 2022
News
Revulsion with Putin sparks outcry — and more unity than expected
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked an international outcry that has led to a more unified response from the international community than many might have expected.
It’s also led to a series of surprise moves, form Germany joining efforts to arm the Ukrainian resistance to Switzerland imposing sanctions on Russia.
Germany's decision to send anti-tank weapons and Stinger
The HillMay 22 2022
News
Russia presses Donbas offensive as Polish leader visits Kyiv
Russia pressed its offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s Western aspirations and became the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war.
Ukrainian lawmakers stood to applaud Polish President Andrzej Duda, who thanked them for the honor of speaking in a place where “the
Associated PressMar 25 2022
Opinion
Is Victory for Ukraine Worth Risking Nuclear War?
During the 70 years that the Soviet Union existed, Ukraine was an integral part of the nation.
Yet this geographic and political reality posed no threat to the United States. A Russia and a Ukraine, both inside the USSR, was an accepted reality that was seen as no threat for the seven decades that they were united.
Yet, today, because of a month-old war between Russia and Ukraine
Pat Buchanan