Defense secretary, Russian counterpart share common goals
It has been almost six years since a Russian defense minister set foot inside the Pentagon, and when Defense Secretary Robert Gates devotes Wednesday to hosting his Kremlin counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, they are expected to find common ground on a topic that would have been unimaginable during the Cold War.
Defend against cyber attacks
Paralyzing attacks on a vulnerable nation's web-connected electronic command, control and information systems are now a fact of life in our cyber-dependent world. Estonia and Georgia became victims of that modern menace in 2007 and 2008 when critical government systems were taken down by anonymous hackers who probably worked for Russia. The Georgia attacks coincided with a Russian invasion.
Wary Japan seeks clarity on China military outlay
Japan expressed concern over China's growing military activities on Friday and urged Beijing to be clearer about its defence spending, as discord over islets in the East China Sea raised tensions between the Asian economic powers.
S.Korean minister warns of nuclear 'domino effect'
South Korea's point man on North Korea warned Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons.
‘West should be fairer in approaching Turkey,’ says report
A new report from the International Crisis Group, ‘Turkey’s crisis over Israel and Iran,’ says the country’s Western partners ‘should be fairer’ in approaching Turkey. The report says the West should not use one-sided presentations of its policy on Iran or Israel to decide whether or not it is ‘Western’ and ‘European’
Israel supplies Russia with more drones for Caucasus
Russia signed a new military accord with Israel on Monday that would see the Jewish state supply 36 more drones to assist Moscow fighting Islamist insurgents in the North Caucasus
Russia's Putin hints at Kremlin return in 2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a strong hint on Monday that he would run for president in 2012, a step that would almost certainly give him a second spell as Kremlin chief.
Sources: As many as 2,000 more troops may be going to Afghanistan
As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, CNN has learned.
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