Israel weighs possible attack on Syria's chemical arsenal; U.S. hopes for new military base in Tajikistan...; ...while Russia simply hopes to remain; A way out for Assad; Sectarian violence surges in Iraq

More friction over missile defenses in Europe;

An unlikely champion for Russia's opposition;

To Syria, with arms...and possibly manpower;

 Missile defense talks with Russia: going nowhere fast; Defense data as bargaining chip; New focus on ICBMs in North Korea; Russia deploys S-400 regiments...; ...And seeks to counter U.S. defenses; Pyongyang looks to space

Putin's vision for Russian foreign policy;

 Dwindling protests, and government remedies;

Russia works on its own missile shield...; ...While the Bulava waits on deck; Requiem for the airborne laser, but not for laser intercept; Missile defense data becomes a pawn of the "reset"

 A role for Spain in NATO's BMD shield; Administration resists Russian demands on BMD shield...sort of; IDF readies magic wand; DPRK aids Iran weapons programs; The administration's indecent proposal

NATO draws closer to Russia...; ...while Moscow keeps the heat on Washington; Defending Israel's naval assets; More U.S.-Israeli cooperation; For Iran, necessity is the mother of invention