China-Pakistan nuclear cooperation;
India, U.S. to cooperate on carrier technology;
Sri Lanka to go ahead with China port deal;
India enhances defenses on border with China;
Thousands nabbed in Pakistani terror crackdown
Japan augments missile radars;
An Iranian Iron Dome?;
The S-300, back on the table...;
...as Moscow eyes the Arctic;
Fear and loathing in Beijing;
Missile defense of the future
Russian military focuses on nukes and new partners;
Discrimination in Crimea
Attempts to avoid touching on religious dimension of the struggle has led to several recent high-profile administration gaffes. President Obama strangely tried to deflect the issue at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5 by mentioning the Crusades as an example of Christian excess. Unfortunately, that example is also a key jihadist talking point.
President Barack Obama said a nuclear deal with Iran is possible if Tehran truly considers nuclear weapons un-Islamic. But is this true? And does it matter?