Egypt and Iran will hold a round of talks in the coming days aimed at restoring full diplomatic relations. The rapprochement was apparently made possible by the recent thaw between the United States and Iran.
According to sources in Egypt, Cairo’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, is expected to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, [...]

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President Vladimir Putin has sent a chilling message to world leaders on the eve of the G8 summit with a threat to aim Russian nuclear missiles at European cities for the first time since the Cold War.
In comments that seemed calculated to cause consternation and division at Wednesday’s meeting in Germany, the Russian leader said [...]

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MAKING HISTORY: The Calm and the Storm puts players in control of a global conflict, challenging them to define its outcome. It’s a different kind of WWII strategy game — here, you aren’t just after military success. To win, you have to achieve economic and diplomatic victory, too. Use all the resources at your disposal, [...]

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Israeli military leaders feel that a armed conflict with Syria would end badly for the Jewish state, and are therefore urging Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to open negotiations with Damascus.
If peace talks are not resumed, the army officials said that the possibility of war with Syria this summer will greatly increase, reported Israel’s Ynet news [...]

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TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday launched a new verbal attack on Israel, saying a “countdown” had begun that would end with Lebanese and Palestinian militants destroying the Jewish state.
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The Japanese Imperial Navy and the United States Navy fought the decisive Battle of Midway 65 years ago this week, with the Japanese losing four aircraft carriers to one for the US and limping home in defeat. Three more years of bitter war continued until Japan surrendered in 1945.
In stunning contrast, the US last month [...]

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An American military intelligence officer, asked some years ago how far the Chinese could project their military power, answered only half-jokingly: “About as far as their army can walk.”
That is changing rapidly today as China’s leaders fuel the budgets of the Peoples Liberation Army, which comprises all of their armed forces. Says a new report [...]

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