Robert Beckhusen
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 08:07
In recent years, Mexico has made a major shift in how it equips its military. Instead of largely relying on European nations to sell it weapons — as was the case for decades — Mexico is increasingly turning to the United States.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:09
Ethiopia has one of the strongest armies in Africa, arguably outmatched only by Egypt, Algeria and South Africa. And these three countries spend far more on their militaries, both in per capita terms and in actual dollars, than Ethiopia.
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 06:29
Since Russian troops seized Ukraine’s strategic Crimean peninsula in late February, and separatists backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin began waging a bloody insurgency in the country’s east, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has walked a fine line.
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 00:00
According to the request, the Army wants a potential contractor to write and produce a total of 20 radio novela episodes for an Army MISO team (Military Information Support Operations) based in Colombia, with eight episodes that "convey messages that
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 00:00
According to the request, the Army wants a potential contractor to write and produce a total of 20 radio novela episodes for an Army MISO team (Military Information Support Operations) based in Colombia, with eight episodes that "convey messages that
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 00:00
From 2010 to 2011, according to the FBI’s contacts, the Zetas "attempted to recruit U.S.-based members in Houston, Texas, to join Los Zetas' war against the Gulf Cartel on both sides of the border."
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 00:00
The delay isn't the first -- and it comes as thousands of aging sensors dotting the border trigger false alarms that have proved deadly to Border Patrol agents
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 00:00
Since his arrest, and in exchange for a reduced 10-year sentence, Caicedo reportedly gave up the aliases of 246 associates in the cocaine business, and identified 126 of them by name
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 00:00
The report also doesn't go as far as Holder's critics would have liked.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
Determining the extent of Washington's counter-cartel subterfuge is trickier. But the world got a sense of what the U.S. might be up to in Mexico this week after two suspected CIA agents were shot and wounded by Federal Police officers.