National Security

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Britain forces arms ship to Syria to return to Russia Russia blames U.S. for propaganda about weapons shipment to Syria Russian warships prepare to sail to Syria European Commission president blames U.S. for ‘contaminating’

It was only a week ago that I had a post looking at the dangers of China and Russia joining forces on the wrong side of the Syrian conflict: the two of them supporting the Syrian government while the U.S.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years until overthrown by a revolution in the “Arab Spring” last year, was declared clinically dead by his doctors on Tuesday, the state news agency MENA said in a report

Today, the Obama administration leaker, who has been distributing information about American and Israeli security for weeks, struck again. This time, the leaker went to the Washington Post, prompting the Post to run a piece crediting Israel and the United

According to Germany’s newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitun, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will step down when his second term ends and will not pull a Vladimir Putin, returning to power later. When asked why he was leaving, Ahmadinejad was quoted as

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s state news agency said Tuesday that Hosni Mubarak has suffered a stroke, and prison officials said he is likely to be moved out of his prison hospital to a military facility nearby. State TV said

By GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorEcuador’s foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation’s embassy in London and is seeking political asylum. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador is weighing the request.

By PHIL COUVRETTE and ROB GILLIESAssociated PressMIRABEL, QuebecA Canadian porn actor suspected in the dismemberment of a Chinese student arrived in Canada on Monday via military transport from Germany, where he was arrested this month. Luka Magnotta did not fight

Authorities in China’s western-most Xinjiang region have launched house-to-house searches after a clash at an Islamic school left 12 children injured, police and a rights group said Tuesday. Xinjiang is home to around nine million mainly Muslim Uighurs, many of

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Monday that member states had promised a total of $456 billion (361 billion euros) for its new crisis fund, $26 billion more than a target set in April. China, which had held back on

(AP) ATHENS, GreeceGreece’s conservative leader will hold a second day of talks with rival party leaders in an attempt to form a coalition government, after the debt-crippled country’s second inconclusive election in six weeks. Antonis Samaras’ New Democracy party won 129

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Britain and America commemorate War of 1812 with a ‘Declaration of Peace’ The War of 1812 and the ‘Generation Gap’ Afghanistan military equipment may be given to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Ethnic tensions grow

DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressSANT CLIMENT DE LLOBREGAT, SpainDrop those cherries, you’re under arrest. Crops and cops are converging along Spain’s journey through economic crisis: People enduring hardship are stealing the earth’s bounty from farmers to help get by from day to

North Korea accused the United States Monday of building up military forces in the region and vowed to strengthen its own defences “in every way”. The comments came one day after the communist state said it would bolster its nuclear

By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMilitants crossed from Egypt’s turbulent Sinai desert into southern Israel on Monday and opened fire, killing an Israeli worker, defense officials said. Two assailants were shot dead in a gunbattle with Israeli troops responding to the ambush.

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWTwo Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation’s base there, a news report said Monday. The deployment appears to

(AP)By GEORGE JAHN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVMOSCOWIran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said. But with six

(AP) BEIJINGA Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module Monday, another first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space. The Shenzhou 9 capsule completed the maneuver with the Tiangong 1 module

Even after the latest election results in Greece, financial markets are greatly concerned about Greece’s future and the prospects for the Eurozone. The two leading parties most likely to take over the government  came very close to splitting the bulk

The Muslim Brotherhood’s big win in Egypt may in fact cause civil unrest or even civil war. Surprisingly, with the future of the country balanced between two parties with radically opposing views, many voters protested the choices that were available

(AP) Egypt military to hand over power by end of JuneCAIROEgypt’s official news agency is quoting a senior member of the ruling military council as saying the generals will hand over power to the newly elected president at the end

(AP) Greek polls: Pro-bailout conservatives in firstELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceUpdated exit polls predict that Greece’s conservative New Democracy party will come in first in an election that is crucial for Europe and the world. Although no party appears to have

(AP) One Egyptian’s surrender: The revolution failedBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIRO Mahmoud Abou Adhma’s despair over Egypt’s course the past 16 months has turned him from an avid revolutionary who camped out in Tahrir Square for most of the 18

(AP) Greek exit polls: Top 2 parties neck and neckELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceIn an election crucial for Greece, Europe and the world, exit polls on Sunday showed the two top contenders in Greece to be neck-and-neck. The outcome of Sunday’s