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...
China Says ‘Political Virus’ in Washington is Pushing New Cold War
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the US and China are "on the brink of a new Cold War." The nation's top diplomat warned of a "political virus" that has infected Washington and is pushing US politicians to attack Beijing, criticism that...
Trump’s Withdrawal from Open Skies Raises Questions about New START
The Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty raises questions about the last nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia. The New START treaty limits the number of nuclear warheads the US and Russia can deploy and...
Sailors Cheer Relieved Captain, Navy Officials Defend Firing
Sailors Cheer Relieved Captain, Navy Officials Defend Firing | Capt. Brett Crozier fired for sending letter of complaint over Navy’s handling of coronavirus
US Puts $15 Million Bounty on Nicolas Maduro
US Puts $15 Million Bounty on Nicolas Maduro | US sanctions are still in effect as Venezuela deals with possible coronavirus outbreak