In the wake of the killing of five UK soldiers by an Afghan police trainee, PM Gordon Brown has called on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai …
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UN pulls half its staff out of Afghanistan
On November 5, 2009 the United Nations pulled half of the staff it had in Afghanistan out of the country. A total of 600 of …
Germany's Nuclear Dilemma and the Future of NATO
In 2009 the need for tactical nuclear weapons in Europe is dwindling. According to Prof. Joachim Krause of the Institute for Security Policy at Christian …
Peacekeeping in Afghanistan
There are serious concerns being raised over the international community’s military and political strategy in Afghanistan in the wake of a failed election, Gen. McChrystal’s …
Bombing the moon?
While the title may seem alarming and somewhat dramatic, sadly it isn’t far from the truth. NASA’s mission to “bomb the moon” began in June. …
MacKay Denies Knowing of Afghan Torture Reports
Defence Minister Peter MacKay claims that he was never informed that the detainees Canadian forces were handing over to Afghan authorities faced the possibility of …