18,519 Results for:
Filters

December 19, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Department of State Designates “Mr. Marlboro’s” Organization a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Mokhtar Belmokhtar–“Mr. Marlboro”—allegedly leads the al-Mulathamun Battalion. The U.S. Department of State designated the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on Wednesday, December 18. …

Veteran jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaks in this undated still image taken from a video released by Sahara Media on January 21, 2013.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 1, 2011

Russia
The U.S.-Russia Missile Defense Impasse

At their meeting in Deauville May 25, Russian President Medvedev and U.S. President Obama remained stalled on missile defense cooperation and Russia’s bid to join the WTO, says CFR’s Stephen Sestanov…

Interview by Stephen Sestanovich and Bernard Gwertzman

January 11, 2013

Japan
Mixed Signals on Japan’s Defense

My phone has been ringing this week with journalists and others asking for clarification on what Japan is doing with its defense policy. The tone of the questions reveal the growing concern about the…

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Kurama (R) leads destroyer Hyuga as a Japanese naval flag flutters during a naval fleet review at Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo October 14, 2012
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

May 19, 2014

China
Department of Justice Indicts Chinese Hackers: What Next?

It has been a pretty remarkable morning. The Department of Justice has indicted five officers in Unit 61398 of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)—Wang Dong, Sun Kailiang, Wen Xinyu, Huang Zhe…

United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington May 5, 2014. (Gary Cameron/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Adam Segal Asia Unbound

August 29, 2017

North Korea
Can Ballistic Missile Defense Shield Guam From North Korea?

Attempts by the United States and Japan to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles headed toward Guam could fail and undermine the credibility of missile defense.

U.S. Navy
Backgrounder by Ankit Panda