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China's Huawei Technologies Co. has had a rough time persuading countries from the U.S. to Australia that its latest communications gear doesn't pose a national security risk.At least one small nation in the south Pacific isn't too worried. New Zealand's biggest telephone company, Telecom Corp. of New Zealand (TEL.NZ), this week awarded Huawei a contract to build its new nationwide wireless network--and the government barely raised an eyebrow.All Telecommunications Minister Amy Adams had to say was that the Wellington-based administration would work with operators and suppliers to tackle security concerns if any were identified, and that the government didn't comment on individual companies.Some 4162 kilometers northwest across the water, in Australia, it's been a different story.The government in Canberra flatly cited national-interest concerns for its decision last year to stop a Huawei unit tendering for contracts linked to the nation's 36 billion Australian dollar (US$38 billion) b...
Saudi Arabia is looking into buying patrol boats worth 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) from a German firm, and appears to have won the Berlin government's approval de...
If it were asked, Norway would consider keeping troops in Afghanistan even after the security handover in 2014, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesda...
Heritage Foundation Peter Brookes on the attack at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey.
Two security guards were killed in a blast outside the U.S. embassy in Ankara Friday, local television reported, amid speculation it was a suicide attack.The force o...
Lt. Col. Bill Cowan on the state of the Middle-East relations.
FiREapps CEO Wolfgang Koester on how investors can protect their portfolio from a weaker Japanese yen.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton on the Administration’s strategy in Afghanistan.
Former Bain Capital managing director Ed Conrad on the government being blamed for the deficit and economy.
House of Representatives and Senate negotiators on Tuesday defied the White House and passed a defense budget bill that bans funding for the final year of a joint gr...
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Robert Hunter on the growing food shortage amid the unrest in Syria.
Institute for the Study of War Senior Naval Analyst Chris Harmer on the Syrian regime losing Russian support.
The Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens discusses the future of Syria and why the U.S. should have intervened.
China's largest oil company is due to start commercial production of crude oil in Afghanistan shortly, heralding a resource boom that could transform the country's e...
EPC Cigar Company co-founder Lissette Perez-Carrillo on how taxes and regulations are preventing her from growing her family’s cigar company.
Former National Cybersecurity Center Director Rod Beckstrom on the new round of cyber attacks on banks and Obama's meeting with CEOs on cybersecurity.
Platts Global Director of News John Kingston on efforts to get White House approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Mark Muecke on how SingleCut Beersmiths is working to become a new landmark in the Big Apple by specializing in lagers and seasonal beers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta formally notified Congress on Wednesday that the Pentagon plans to put civilian defense employees on unpaid leave this year if $46 bil...
The British government on Monday intensified its campaign to stop Scotland leaving the United Kingdom, publishing a legal opinion saying it would forfeit its members...