Threatened with sanctions over its ties to militants, and with the cost of war perilously high, Pakistan has little recourse diplomatically or militarily.
Tag: Defense and Military Forces
U.N. Sounds Alarm Over Killings in Idlib as Syria Cease-Fire Collapses
A cease-fire agreement signed in Kazakhstan had produced a flicker of hope. But it lasted all of three days, with air force jets hitting targets in the province on Friday.
Radiation Is Said to Be Released in Russian Military Accident
Two people were reported killed, which would make it the second recent lethal fire involving the Russian Navy. The authorities are prohibiting shipping and sailing in parts of the White Sea for a month.
U.S. Sanctions Turn Iran’s Oil Industry Into Spy vs. Spy
Accused C.I.A. spies are said to have been gathering intelligence on oil sales, data that the Americans want and that Iran wants to keep secret.
Are We Headed for Another Expensive Nuclear Arms Race? Could Be.
With the I.N.F. treaty gone, doubts about the New START accord and talk of American missile deployments in Asia, a new arms race seems inevitable.
Yeshiva Student Found Stabbed to Death in West Bank
The killing set off a hunt for the assailant by the Israeli Army, which was treating his death as a terrorist attack. Investigators were pursuing the possibility of a botched abduction.
Welcome to Mongolia, Mr. Defense Secretary. Here’s Your Horse.
A visit by Mark Esper to Mongolia was the third time an American defense secretary has named a horse in this landlocked ally wedged between China and Russia.
As Duterte Drifts Toward China, a U.S. Carrier Makes a Point in Manila
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan’s visit comes as President Rodrigo Duterte faces pressure at home to resist China’s territorial claims.
U.S. and Turkey Avoid Conflict by Agreeing on Buffer Zone in Syria
Turkey wins American agreement for its longstanding demands for a safe zone along its border with Syria, but many details remain unresolved.
Pakistan Hits Back at India Over Kashmir Move, Targeting Bilateral Trade
Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for promoting “an ideology that puts Hindus above all other religions.”