To Obama, the Geneva Convention applies to stateless terrorists–who are not parties to the convention, and are not lawful combatants–but not to U.S. sailors captured and detained by Iran at gunpoint
TOKYO (AP) — Standing next to Japan’s leader, President Barack Obama affirmed Thursday that the U.S. would be obligated to defend Tokyo in a confrontation with Beijing over a set of disputed islands, but urged all sides to resolve the
The Dutch Defense Department said it scrambled two F-16s from Volkel air force base to intercept a pair of Russian TU-95 Bear strategic bombers approaching their airspace from the North Sea. The Russian provocation comes just a week after Defense
Chris Donnelly served four NATO Secretary Generals as Special Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe. Author of Red Banner – The Soviet Military System in Peace and War, he now directs the UK’s Institute for Statecraft, and before advising the highest level
“On [Jimmy Carter’s] watch, Fidel Castro was on the march in Africa and fueling potent Marxist revolutionary groups throughout Central America. El Salvador and Honduras were under siege. Grenada actually went Communist in 1979. Nicaragua was taken over by Marxist
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Arab countries recruit more soldiers from Pakistan U.S. threatens to cut off all aid to the Palestinians ZeroHedge: China’s commodity and real estate bubbles are bursting 45 people in Chicago shot over the weekend
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday their forces liberated the town of Sviatogorsk from pro-Russian forces. There were no victims and the ministry did not reveal details of the operation that succeeded. Officials said the town is important because it borders
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, the two main factions of the Palestinian Nationalist movement, have announced a reconciliation agreement, creating the image of a united front towards Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Authority President Abbas sent a delegation to the Gaza Strip
The Telegraph reports that a divorced and remarried Argentine woman states Pope Francis telephoned her at home and told her she “is not doing anything wrong” if she receives communion. According to the report, Argentinian Jacqui Lisbona wrote to the
The Kyiv Post is keeping a tally on the people kidnapped in east Ukraine. As of Wednesday afternoon the total is up to 16. The number includes journalists and politicians. American journalist Simon Ostrovsky, with VICE News, was taken early
A 14-year old boy was reportedly a victim of the “massive and unprecedented” U.S. drone bombing campaign in Yemen over the weekend. The drone strikes were ordered to assassinate high-ranking leaders of the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,
A new report finds that use of unarmed drones for both civilian and military spying has skyrocketed in Latin America, as the demand for drones increases exponentially in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela. Author Marguerite Cawley notes that drones are changing
President Barack Obama said in no unclear terms yesterday that a China’s attempt to repatriate the Japanese Senkaku Islands would trigger a military dispute between China and the United States. Speaking to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, President Obama reiterated that
The Geneva agreement between the US, European Union, Russia, and Ukraine apparently did nothing to alleviate tensions. Russia told Ukraine they will use military force if they are attacked. “If we are attacked, we would certainly respond,” Sergey V. Lavrov,
A new socialist “economic offensive” intended to repair the crumbling Venezuelan economy has businessowners alarmed that they will be submitted to new fines and sanctions. President Nicolás Maduro announced yesterday that he was once again taking the fight to capitalist
Russian nationalism has come into full bloom in Ukraine as Moscow engages in a propaganda war to win over its opposition and gin up support from pro-Russian nationalists. Russia’s aggressive moves in Ukraine did not end with the retaking of
Islamist terror group Boko Haram–whose goal is to eradicate Christianity from Nigeria and impose Sharia law through violence–has increased its manpower in droves by bribing unemployed teens from Niger to commit unspeakable acts of terror for money. The BBC reports
MOSCOW (AP) — Since he took over Crimea, President Vladimir Putin has seen his popularity soar and his opposition fall silent. So when the U.S. vice president told Russia to defuse tensions in Ukraine, Putin had few reasons to listen.
TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday opened a four-country Asia tour aimed at reassuring allies in the region that the U.S. remains a committed economic, military and political partner that can serve as a counterweight to China’s growing
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday promised a firm response if its citizens or interests come under attack in Ukraine — a vow that came after Ukraine announced a renewal of its “anti-terror” campaign against those occupying
The Atlantic Council hosted a Google Hangout with Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, head of Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU), to discuss the ongoing violence between pro-Ukrainians and pro-Russians in east Ukraine. It was the first time he spoke publicly about the situation.
TOKYO, April 22 (UPI) — Would you eat veggie ice cream? Häagen-Dazs Japan is about to debut two vegetable-based ice cream flavors for a new line called “Spoon Vege,” set to hit shelves May 12. To make it palatable, the company
SUDBURY, Ontario, April 22 (UPI) — Canadian police were called after people saw a bear blindly walking down a Sudbury, Ontario street with a large white jar stuck to its head. The bear walked down the street blindly and even
The United States is deploying about 600 troops to Poland and Baltic countries to underscore its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine, the Pentagon said Tuesday. A company of 150 soldiers from the US Army’s 173rd
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot that resembles Hollywood’s “Terminator,” the latest experiment by the Pentagon’s hi-tech researchers. But unlike the cinematic version, the hulking Atlas robot is designed not as a warrior
The original Earth Day was proposed at the 1969 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Conference in San Francisco by peace activist John McConnell and supported by UN Secretary General U Thant to honor peace on earth and the
