One of the only concessions Israel was required to make under President Trump's so-called "peace plan" was a promise to halt the expansion of settlements for four years. But in the eyes of Israel's government, that agreement is far too generous. At a meeting with...
NATO Chief Seeks Cooperation in the Pacific To Face China
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is seeking cooperation with "like-minded" countries in the Pacific to face a rising China in a speech on Monday. Stoltenberg said the alliance should take a more global approach, both militarily and politically. Speaking at an...
US, Russia Agree To Hold Nuclear Talks This Month
President Trump's envoy for arms control said the US and Russia agreed to start nuclear arms control talks this month. "Today agreed with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on time and place for nuclear arms negotiations in June. China also invited. Will...
Innocent Bystander Killed by Police and National Guard in Louisville
A man was shot and killed by police and National Guard troops in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning around 12:15 am. Authorities were breaking up a gathering in front of a food market that violated the city's 9 pm curfew. Fifty-three-year-old David McAtee was...
Israeli Defense Minister Preparing for Annexation of West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that he ordered the military to start preparing for the coming annexation of parts of the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans on annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and parts of the Jordan...
Esper Calls on States to ‘Dominate the Battlespace,’ Trump Deploying ‘Heavily Armed’ Troops in DC
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper used the term "battlespace" to describe protests in US cities in a phone call with governors on Monday. "I think the sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dissipates and we can get back to the right...
Coronavirus Exacerbating Crisis in Yemen
The war in Yemen has already put the poorest Arab nation on the brink of collapse, and now the Covid-19 pandemic is making the crisis worse. As of early June, the country has 320 confirmed cases, with 80 deaths. But with the lack of medical infrastructure, the real...
Intelligence Agencies Seeking More Advanced Forms of Contact Tracing
A US intelligence research lab is seeking more advanced forms of contact tracing, a method of data collection being used to track the spread of Covid-19. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA), a lab within the Office of the Director of National...
US Military Using New Data Collection System Designed For War in Pandemic Response
US Northern Command is using a new data collection system to track the spread of Covid-19. The Joint-All Domain Command & Control, or JADC2, is a project in its infancy designed to collect information on all aspects of military operations using artificial...
NATO Members Hope to Preserve Open Skies Treaty
After the Trump administration announced its intent to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty last week, several NATO member nations agreed to work with Russia in an attempt to preserve the treaty. The treaty has 35 states signed onto it, allows unarmed aerial...