US may slow troop drawdown;
Israeli, Indian ministers discuss security, trade;
India to build seven warships, six subs;
New China embassy in Pakistan;
Modi visits disputed region;
Former President arrested in Maldives
Russia: a champion of European security;
Once again, Moscow is the main enemy
Help for "
strategic"
companies;
Savchenko: A symbol of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Desperately pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran, scrapping old positions and offering new concessions at a mind-boggling pace, the Obama administration has lost sight of what this regime represents and why the United States and its allies have focused on its nuclear program to begin with.
What could the White House have been thinking? The Obama administration's recently concluded Summit on Countering Violent Extremism was a high-profile affair, bringing together key world leaders and decisionmakers on a critical topic at a critical time. But it was also punctuated by instances of stunning tone-deafness, and a profound failure to understand the dynamics of terrorism in its many forms.