US Secretaries of Defense and State Headed to NATO Headquarters Over Ukraine Crisis
The Defense Department announced on April 8 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was to...
After Emergency Visit to Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Calls Nord Stream 2 Pipeline ‘Present Danger to Peace in Europe’
In the whirlwind of diplomatic activity in Europe and the U.S. related to the upsurge...
New State Department Policy Encourages Stronger Ties With Taiwan Officials
The Biden administration is boosting ties with Taipei to counter China
Republicans Block US Aid to Palestinians
The Biden administration announced $235 million in aid for Palestinians, the Republican effort delays $75 million
US Not Willing to Lift All Trump-Era Sanctions on Iran to Revive Nuclear Deal
Vienna talks will reconvene next week
Biden Requests to Increase Military Budget to $753 Billion
$715 billion would go to the Pentagon, which cited China as the top "threat" in its request for the money
China Blasts US Military Interventions in Human Rights Report
The report said the US was responsible for 81% of the world's armed conflicts between 1945 and 2001
US Warships to Enter Black Sea in ‘Significant Signal’ to Russia
Turkey has confirmed an earlier CNN report that the U.S. will send warships to the...
Military Officials Frustrated That Biden Hasn’t Made a Decision on Afghanistan
While Biden hasn't made a formal decision, all signs indicate he plans to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline
Ukraine’s Top Commander Invokes NATO’s Article 5 Military Assistance Clause as West Continues to Oversee Ukraine’s War in the Donbass
Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, is quoted today as boasting that...
Russia Alarmed Over NATO Nations’ Militarization of the Arctic
The Russian TASS news site today cited Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sounding the alarm...
Congressional Democrats Call on Biden to Lift Yemen Blockade
Saudi Arabia is still enforcing the embargo despite UN warnings that 400,000 Yemeni children will starve to death if conditions don't change
US Downplays Expectations of Iran Talks
State Department spokesman Ned Price said reviving the JCPOA will be 'hard'
US Mulls Sending More Warships to Black Sea To ‘Send Message’ to Russia
CNN reports that a U.S. defense official informed them Washington is considering deploying warships to...
Senate Unveils Sweeping Legislation to Confront China
The Strategic Competition Act of 2021 will be voted on by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week
