By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- In Afghanistan it is later than one thinks; in Pakistan, even later.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. has lost the media war in Pakistan. Popular talk show hosts have already made up their minds that America is preparing a war against their country.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Cyprus was headquarters for Russia’s new class of wealthy entrepreneurs – until disaster struck last month.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- On his quick trip to Israel and Jordan, President Obama repaired broken diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey in exchange for Iranian sanctions.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- A former national security adviser says the United States faces its biggest threat since the fear of nuclear war with the Soviet Union: Cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- The dark side of the financial moon is the U.S. Treasury that says financial institutions file more than 15 million “suspicious activity reports” every year.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Sequestration, or confiscating something of value, gave pause to reassess a U.S. defense budget that is now 46 percent of the entire world’s defense spending.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- “Why the U.S.-Pakistani Alliance Isn’t Worth the Trouble,” says former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Inspector Sopko is slowly but surely unraveling the biggest scandal of the decade -- U.S. aid to Afghanistan.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State and Labor Secretary George Shultz shares his view of the current world situation.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Middle East’s kaleidoscope was shaken vigorously over the year-end festivities but the new shapes and colors were eerily reminiscent of last year. But more alarming.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. troop involvement in African crises should never an option in areas the French already have a strong presence.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Karzai reached a rough understanding on how to wind down the longest war in U.S. history, the agreement didn't include the key ingredient -- Pakistan.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The vicious campaign to smear Chuck Hagel with an anti-Israel brush and deter U.S. President Barack Obama from nominating him to become the next defense secretary got rolling over year-end holidays.
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE, UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Since World War II, the Middle East in particular and the Arab world in general is a kaleidoscope of wars, revolutions, coups, counter-coups and assassinations.