The Navy Is Developing A Next-Generation Drone That Can Land On Aircraft...
The Navy is trying to build a next-generation super-drone that it can launch from an aircraft carrier and refuel in mid-air.In the first quarter of 2015, the US Navy will pick a winner from among the...
View ArticleISIS Is Too Insane For Some Of Its Most Loyal Members
During the past year, the Islamic State has evolved to become one of the most heavily armed and well-funded terrorist organizations of all time.It's also becoming so violent and brutal that terrorists...
View ArticleIncredible Images From The End Of The US-Led War In Afghanistan
On Dec. 8, after a 13 year-long military operation, the US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan. Operation Enduring Freedom had the dual objective of hitting back at al Qaeda...
View ArticleThe 15 Most Powerful Militaries In The Middle East
The Middle East has been racked by turmoil for much of the past decade, and its militaries are constantly thrown into the region's often-violent chaos.A mixture of transnational threats like ISIS and...
View ArticleThe Politburo Approved The Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan 35 Years Ago Today
The US is ending its 13-year-old combat operation in Afghanistan later this month.But thirty-five years ago today, a small group of key players within the Soviet Union decided to commit the empire to...
View ArticleThe Worst Crisis In Modern US-German Relations Was Based On Something That...
The NSA's phone-tapping of German chancellor Angela Merkel, the person in charge of Europe's largest economy and the most powerful woman in the world, was a crisis for two close allies when it was...
View ArticleBrazil Is Experiencing Its Final Reckoning
For a country whose recent presidents all suffered at the hands of the military regime that ruled from 1964 to 1985, Brazil has been awfully slow to probe that dark chapter of its history. Dilma...
View ArticleHere's How Cyber-Warfare Started And Where It's Going
When America dropped its two atom bombs, Little Boy and Fat Man, over Japan in August 1945, it launched the world into a devastating new era of warfare. Nearly 70 years later, humanity is still trying...
View ArticleHere's How The National Guard Would Respond To A Major Terrorist Attack On A...
The National Guard is the US military's reserve force, offering manpower, equipment, and expertise for missions abroad but also providing America’s first line of defense at home.When there's a natural...
View ArticlePhotographers Reveal The Stories Behind 2014's Most Powerful Pictures
See the photos»Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe US Military Is The Largest Buyer Of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel
According to Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Jeff Arnett, the US military buys the most of the brand's premium Single Barrel whiskey in the world.The price tag for an entire barrel of this whiskey,...
View ArticleWhy An Oil Crash Is Exactly What Obama Needs
The historic drop in crude-oil prices is poised to give a clear boost to President Barack Obama both in the US and abroad."Even President Barack Obama likely would agree that 2014 has been a tough year...
View ArticlePutin Is Infiltrating European Politics With Shocking Effectiveness
Putin has become shockingly effective at influencing European politics through a host of far-right parties. The following chart from the Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence (CESI) shows Russia's...
View ArticleBehind The Borders Of The World's Unrecognized 'Breakaway Nations'
Across the globe, there are small pockets of land where citizens have chosen to "break away" from their mother countries and forge new communities, often to escape war or turmoil.While many of these...
View ArticlePutin's Popularity Could Change Faster Than Many Expect
A GOVERNMENT television channel dubbed Vladimir Putin's latest state of the nation address "A Message from Above". Dmitry Kiselev, Mr Putin's chief propagandist, even likened it to speeches by...
View ArticleA Look At The 'Smart Guns' That Could Prevent Future Tragedies
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary two years ago, President Obama signed an executive order to review the availability of innovative gun safety technologies.The shorthand for...
View ArticleThese 7 Men Owned The Company Linked To CIA Torture
The US Senate report on the CIA's so-called enhanced interrogation techniques that was released on Tuesday said a firm identified only as "Company Y" was responsible for developing many of the tactics...
View ArticleISIS Is Too Insane For Some Of Its Most Loyal Members
During the past year, the Islamic State has evolved to become one of the most heavily armed and well-funded terrorist organizations of all time.It's also becoming so violent and brutal that terrorists...
View ArticleThe Top 25 Weapons Companies In The World (Excluding China)
The sale of weapons is big business, especially for the US and Russia, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has compiled a list of the biggest weapons companies in the world. The...
View ArticlePolice Stormed The Cafe In Sydney Where A Gunman Had Taken Several People...
The hostage situation has ended after police stormed the cafe.Three people — the gunman and a hostage — have died.The gunman has been identified as 49-year-old Man Haron Monis, who is out on bail and...
View Article