The US accounted for more than half of the total spending
CENTCOM Chief: US Could Close Kabul Embassy If Not Welcome in Afghanistan
The US plans to keep the embassy open after the withdrawal
NATO Chief Meets Biden, Pentagon Head; Blasts Russia for Aggression Against NATO States, Evokes Article 5 War Clause
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on June 7, a week ahead of the military bloc’s summit in Brussels. The trip that brings Biden to NATO headquarters will be...
US Sides With Malaysia in South China Sea Dispute With Beijing
Malaysia claims China flew 16 planes within 60 miles of its coast
Blinken Not Sure if Iran Deal Is ‘Actually Going to Happen’
Indirect negotiations to revive the deal will resume in Vienna later this week
Biden Speaks With Ukrainian PM Ahead of Putin Summit
Biden invited Zelensky to visit Washington in July
IAEA Chief: Getting Harder to Extend Iran’s Monitoring Deal
IAEA Chief: Getting Harder to Extend Iran’s Monitoring Deal | Election looms, and deal’s one-month extension won’t last long
Putin Formalizes Russian Exit From Open Skies After US Said It Would Not Rejoin
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill that formalizes Russia's exit from the Open Skies Treaty, an arms control agreement that allows unarmed surveillance flights over participating countries. The move comes after the Biden administration informed...
Pentagon, NATO Launch Jubilee War Games in Baltic Sea
The 50th iteration of the U.S./NATO-led Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) began on June 6 and will continue until June 18. With the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO and Sixth Fleet (the two share a commander) at the head, this year’s exercise includes 40 military...
Targeting Iran, Strengthening NATO: US, British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in Unprecedented Air Combat Exercise
The twelve-day Falcon Strike 21 aerial war games commenced in earnest today out of the Amendola Air Base in Italy. The exercise is led by the Italian Air Force and is described by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa as designed for the integration of 4th...