Heroes and traitors in the Land Down Under.

More problems in Pakistan.

You can't defend a whole continent on a shoestring.

Our closest friend? Or our fiercest enemy?

Why do Americans bother to be a superpower? What's in it for them?

Sooner or later you have to stand up to madmen - and as costly as that is, it only gets more costly the longer you wait.

The solution is clear; but it takes political courage.

Will Obama defend the West from its enemies as past presidents always have?

The situation in Pakistan is a serious threat to Western security.

Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires