It appears that Pakistan is working to undermine U.S. interests in the region.
Frederick W. Kagan, author of the 2007 report Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq, is one of the intellectual architects of the successful 'surge' strategy in Iraq.
Danielle Pletka is the vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at AEI.
Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo as a rights group raises the overall death toll from the current unrest to 38.
Video purports to show a funeral for a man in Homs who opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claim was killed by security forces.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was betrayed to his captors by a nomad who says he was hired to help the former Libyan leader's son escape.
French police fire tear gas at protesters as transport of reprocessed waste prepares to set off for Germany.
Touting his work in Africa in the most recent Republican debate, Rick Santorum called the continent a 'country.' Santorum, who has lagged in the polls since onset of campaign, otherwise performed well in the debate on national security issues.
Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are clashing over whether the United States should continue to provide more than $1 billion in aid to Pakistan.
Keagan York, Head of FX Strategy at Compass Global Markets thinks that there is an increasing possibility that the Euro will be disbanded as credit markets continue to price in further turmoil in Europe.
Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman says U.S. has achieved important goals in Afghanistan and that it's time to bring home most of the military forces. Huntsman's view is at odds with rival Mitt Romney.