The United States is eager to put Georgia and Ukraine on a path to NATO membership, but other alliance members are loath to rile Russia.

The Congressionally mandated panel found that unconventional threats are fast outpacing the defenses arrayed to confront them.

The Pakistani government insisted Saturday that it had not been involved and pledged to take action against Pakistani-based militants if they were found to be implicated.

American officials may have trouble preventing an Indian military response against Pakistan.

The Pakistani government insisted Saturday that it had not been involved and pledged to take action against Pakistani-based militants if they were found to be implicated.

The Pakistani government insisted Saturday that it had not been involved and pledged to take action against Pakistani-based militants if they were found to be implicated.

The country’s pro-Russian opposition has been leveling potentially damaging allegations of improper arms sales to Georgia during that country’s brief war with Russia.

The offer to help with the investigation is seen as an attempt to allay Indian concerns that Pakistan was involved in the attack.

The attacks seem likely to hamper America’s project of promoting reconciliation between India and Pakistan.

The attacks on Mumbai seem likely to sour Indian-Pakistani relations, fuel distrust and hamper, at least for now, America’s ambitions for reconciliation in the region.