Faced with this opponent, the United States has a variety of military options for using its aerial and standoff firepower. FromThe Daily Beast We saw this during the recent standoff between Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and federal officers. ...
Stand back"keep (one's) distance" is from late 14c. Tostand downis from 1680s, originally of witnesses in court; in the military sense of "come off duty" it is by 1916. Tostand one's groundis by 1620s; tostand one's chancesis by 1725. ...
“Our problem is that we have political competitors who only believe that something is fair when they win. Another problem we have is that people in Zimbabwe are polarized; they believe that everyone should believe the same as they do, meaning anyone with contrary views is an enemy,...
The military crisis in 2002 reinforced the centrality of nuclear weapons in Pakistan’s national security. Pakistan’s nuclear program began with the central premise that nuclear weapons were the only recourse for national survival and the only way to deter a hostile neighbor from attacking its weak...
Last year, the U.S.announced export controlsaimed at limiting Beijing's ability to produce advanced military systems, and more recently the Biden administration restricted the ability for U.S. investors to back critical tech in China. Meanwhile, lawmakers passed theCHIPS and Science Act, w...
Tensions have risen between London and Quito over Assange, after Britain appeared to suggest it could invoke a little-known law to strip Ecuador's embassy of diplomatic privileges — meaning police would be free to move in and detain the activist. ...