The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Russia Wants Closer Look From Above the U.S. by ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL R. GORDON Tuesday February 23 rd , 2016  at  8:25 AM NYT > World 1 Share Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of the United States Strategic Command, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington last year. Saudi Arabia puts Shi'ites on trial for spying for Iran Tuesday February 23 rd , 2016  at  8:25 AM Reuters: World News 1 Share RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shi'ite Muslim minority, accused of spying for Iran, several local newspapers and television reported on Monday.     Afghan troops pull out of second Helmand district Tuesday February 23 rd , 2016  at  8:24 AM Reuters: World News 1 Share LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan government forces have pulled out of a second district in Helmand, offi

Russia wants to fly over US with advanced digital camera by By DEB RIECHMANN Tuesday February 23 rd , 2016  at  7:55 AM AP Top News At 7:27 A.M. EST 1 Share WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russia will ask permission on Monday to start flying surveillance planes equipped with high-powered digital cameras amid warnings from U.S. intelligence and military officials that such overflights help Moscow collect intelligence on the United States.... Across Europe, gay migrants face abuse in asylum shelters by By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and MIKE CORDER Tuesday February 23 rd , 2016  at  7:55 AM AP Top News At 7:27 A.M. EST 1 Share BERLIN (AP) -- Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he craved.... New US-Russia plan sets Syria ceasefire for Saturday by By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATT