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US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians in a shooting...
Crimes Suspected In Swedish-Saudi Weapons Project
Swedish prosecutors suspect crimes may have been committed by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), which devised secret plans to...
Renegade Mali soldiers claim control of palace
Renegade Mali soldiers said Thursday they had seized the presidential palace and arrested several ministers after a gunbattle, in an...
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Provides Grim Lessons for the US Exit
Because the Soviet Union is no more, it is relatively easy to both forget that it spent almost a decade...
The Political and Military Legacies of the 2011 Libya Campaign
In spring 2011, Western military operations, backed by the Arab League, began against the regime of Muammar Qadhafi. Libyan rebels,...
India’s Defence Budget 2012-13
The Union Budget 2012-13, presented to the Parliament on March 16, 2012 hiked the defence outlays to Rs. 1,93,407.29 crore...
India world’s largest recipient of arms; Pakistan third
India is the world's largest recipient of arms while South Korea is second and Pakistan and China are tied in...
Afghanistan’s private security firms given more time
Private security firms in Afghanistan have been given more time before having to suspend operations, the Afghan interior ministry said...
The Military Imbalance: How the US Outspends the World
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has released its annual series of reports on international defense spending, The Military...
Rise In International Arms Transfers Is Driven By Asian Demand
The volume of worldwide arms transfers in 2007-2011 was 24 per cent higher than in 2002-2006 and the five largest...
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