China Investing in Open-Source Intelligence Collection on the U.S.
A new report outlines Chinese efforts to mine public information from the Pentagon, think tanks and private companies to gain insight on the American military.
Politics and Government
Climate Change and Russia Spell Trouble for NATO Up North
Russia may be having major difficulties in Ukraine, but it remains a vast power in the north and the Arctic, where climate change is opening new sea routes for trade and trouble.
As Iran Seizes Tankers, UAE Pulls Back From US-Led Maritime Force
The United Arab Emirates announced it had stopped participating in the security group after Iran seized two tankers in the Persian Gulf recently.
South Korea’s False Evacuation Alert Causes Chaos
South Koreans said the alert, which was triggered by a North Korean rocket launch, showed that their country was unprepared to respond to a real emergency.
Pakistan Courts Challenge Military With High-Profile Rulings
Long seen as kowtowing to the military, the judiciary has defied it in recent rulings, signaling an important shift in Pakistan’s political landscape.
Germany’s Tenuous Coalition Government Shows Strain
Tensions in the three-party government have built for months. But the latest sniping is unusually fierce, raising fresh questions of dysfunction.
Germany’s Tenuous Coalition Government Shows Strain
Tensions in the three-party government have built for months. But the latest sniping is unusually fierce, raising fresh questions of dysfunction.
Alberta’s Conservatives Retain Power Behind Hard-Right Leader
But the United Conservative Party will hold substantially fewer seats in the legislature, in an apparent rebuff of the politics of its outspoken leader.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Is Re-elected
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given few indications that he intends to change course at home, where he faces a looming economic crisis, or in foreign policy, where he has vexed Western allies.
Erdogan Wins Turkey’s Presidential Runoff Election
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in a runoff election in Turkey has granted him another five years in office.