IN his monumental work, A Military History of Afghanistan, eminent Afghan soldier, scholar and politician Ali Jalali notes that the Soviet presence in Afghanistan from December 1979 to Febru... Read more

There’s one multinational organization that has command-and-control for contingencies, the staff to execute operations, and exists to defend its member states. NATO is not a humanitarian rel... Read more

The United States Navy announced on Thursday that it had relieved the commander of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public and that... Read more

America’s coronavirus response failed because we didn’t understand the complexity of the problem. Many will be tempted to see the tragic coronavirus pandemic through a solely partisan lens:... Read more

The battle is truly joined with Corona Virus from Wuhan, China. We Indians are at Day 5 of the battle. Let us review the situation and see what lies ahead holistically. Every one of us is un... Read more

Chung Sye-kyun was not exactly triumphalist, but there was an air of undeniable pride as South Korea’s prime minister explained how his country had mastered the Covid-19 crisis and was offer... Read more

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the nation a dire warning Saturday that it could see its hospitals overwhelmed and the death toll skyrocket if the coronavirus gets out of control, but pledged to draw up an economic relief package even bigger than the one used to sustain the economy during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Speaking from the Prime Minister’s Office, Abe noted in his third official coronavirus news conference that cases with untraceable infection routes are increasing particularly in cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, though he said Japan was not yet in an emergency situation. Read More…

The Associated Press reported from Rome on March 19 that “a visiting Chinese Red Cross team criticised Italians’ failure to properly quarantine themselves and take the national lockdown seri... Read more