The Wall Street Journal
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:49
Jordan is seeking more U.S.-made rocket launchers built by Lockheed Martin Corp., the Pentagon announced Thursday.
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 07:57
Brazil’s justice minister is under fire for granting a private meeting to lawyers of a construction firm implicated in a corruption scandal at Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. , an unusual move that has drawn public condemnation and raised concerns about the influence of powerful companies in Brazil.
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 06:53
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, whose administration once backed the Taliban in Afghanistan, said Kabul must share power with the extremist group and block Indian influence if it wishes to see peace.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 07:18
During President Barack Obama ’s first term, some members of his National Security Council lobbied to pull a U.S. fighter squadron out of an air base in Qatar to protest the emirate’s support of militant groups in the Mideast.
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 06:52
The increased involvement of Middle East military forces in fighting Islamic insurgents is expected to spur demand for more equipment, ranging from precision weapons to items to safeguard borders and troops.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:53
Egypt’s president made an aggressive gambit this week to win broad international support for military intervention to fight Islamic State in neighboring Libya—his first major foray onto the global stage. But Western diplomats said he was rebuffed because of his own crackdown at home on moderate Islamists.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 06:38
Deadly Operation Comes Amid U.S. Concerns That Its Counterterrorism Operations in Yemen Are Being Hindered by the instability.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 06:36
Jordan is considering airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq, officials in the U.S.-led coalition fighting the jihadists said Wednesday, a day after the extremist group released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned to death.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:36
Jordan’s effort to win the freedom of a pilot captured by Islamic State is exposing growing opposition here to the government’s involvement in the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist group.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:31
The oceangoing armories are the byproduct of global trade, high-seas piracy and national arms restrictions. Shippers traversing the dangerous waters off Somalia want armed guards to protect their cargo and crews.