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May 22, 2012

National security experts handed out a few high marks, and some low grades, after the Chicago summit.

May 21, 2012

Experts had said alliance members needed to commit specific amounts for Obama to call summit a success.

May 21, 2012

A senior Syrian opposition official says Syria's intelligence chief has been assassinated in poison plot.

May 21, 2012

Under a plan agreed to in Chicago, NATO will activate a Moscow-opposed missile shield in 2015.

May 18, 2012

Global powwows are often highly orchestrated, but there's a lot at stake for Obama at NATO summit.

May 18, 2012

A Pentagon report on China's military power reveals Beijing's ambitions breach Asia-Pacific region

May 17, 2012

The $70 million in U.S. funds might sway some in Israel about an unilateral Iran strike, "but not Bibi."

May 17, 2012

Rep. Rogers warns a big cyber attack soon, and says the government and industry need to share data.

May 17, 2012

As GOP lawmaker slams Obama on Iran talks, a former U.S. official urges “the most robust sanctions” ever.

May 16, 2012

One longtime senior U.S. diplomat says Moscow and Washington share opposition to nuclear-armed Iran.

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