Pakistan ordered its army to go after the country's top Taliban commander, a feared militant whose remote stronghold could prove a difficult test for troops but whose demise would be a major blow to the insurgencies here and in Afghanistan. ...more

June 15, 2009

When Hamilton Wanasinghe was Sri Lanka's military chief in the early 1990s, he tried to buy desperately needed weapons from Russia to fight the Tamil Tiger rebels. Money was so short he offered to trade crates of tea for arms. ...more

January 12, 2009

or failing - on an even larger stage. ...more

October 18, 2008

With energy prices soaring, Americans are reacting by changing their basic routines and opting for smaller, more fuel-efficient automobiles. I'm not surprised; I saw the same response following the nation's first "energy crisis" in the 1970s. ...more

July 6, 2008

Violence in Afghanistan will continue to rise this year, as Taliban and al-Qaida fighters have proved resilient and aggressive foes against coalition forces, according to a new Pentagon report issued to Congress on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - Flanked by counterparts from across the globe, America's top Special Forces commander today said the men and women under his command must perform as "warrior/diplomats" to successfully play their roles in neutralizing the transnational security threats facing America and its allies. ...more

May 21, 2008

It is a central argument of the Bush administration that the outcome in Iraq is essential to the broader war on terror - which is plainly true. ...more

May 5, 2008