Foreign Policy

Day Of Rage: Saudi Arabia In Veiled Threat To US
By Andrew McCleese on March 9, 2011
Saudi Foreign Minister threatens to “cut foreign fingers” in event of outside intervention after US sided with protesters
East-West military gap rapidly shrinking-report
By Andrew McCleese on March 8, 2011
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Western cuts and swiftly rising defence spending in emerging economies are redrawing the global strategic map, a leading think-tank said...
Gates: US military to stay in Afghanistan
By Andrew McCleese on March 7, 2011
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is on a surprise visit to Afghanistan, says the American military should stay in the conflict-riddled country despite the...
America’s secret plan to arm Libya’s rebels
By Andrew McCleese on March 6, 2011
Obama asks Saudis to airlift weapons into Benghazi
Hillary Clinton declares international information war
By Andrew McCleese on March 3, 2011
Clinton said the US should step up its propaganda effort and get back “in the game” of doing “what we do best.”
Analysts: More Libyan bloodshed could prompt U.S., NATO intervention
By Andrew McCleese on February 27, 2011
(CNN) -- If the U.S. military were to intervene in an increasingly chaotic Libya, it would most likely be part of a NATO action in...
Pakistan’s intelligence ready to split with CIA
By Andrew McCleese on February 23, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's ISI spy agency is ready to split with the CIA because of frustration over what it calls heavy-handed pressure and its...
Canada, U.S. agree to use each other’s troops in civil emergencies
By Andrew McCleese on February 23, 2011
Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each other’s borders...
American Held in Pakistan Worked for CIA, U.S. Officials Say .
By Andrew McCleese on February 21, 2011
WASHINGTON—The American detained in Pakistan in the killing of two armed men was working secretly in the country for the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. officials...
Increased U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan killing few high-ranking militants
By Andrew McCleese on February 20, 2011
CIA drone attacks in Pakistan killed at least 581 militants last year, according to independent estimates. The number of those militants noteworthy enough to appear...