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Allies of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon intensified their battle against national security adviser H.R. McMaster this week as McMaster began asserting more control over the National Security Council and fired officials appointed by his immediate predecessor, Michael Flynn. The dismissals of Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Rich Higgins, and Derek Harvey have exacerbated friction between McMaster and […]
With tensions at a seemingly continuous rise on the Korean peninsula, both the United States and North Korea have sent one another messages in the forms of military exercises, missile tests, interceptor tests, and steely glares from across the 2.5-mile gap between the two Korean states. This Sunday, however, they’ll be able to communicate far […]
Lawmakers in Poland are considering making a formal demand for reparations from Germany for the actions of the Nazi government during WWII. The reparations, likely to be in the form of millions of Euros, are being researched and the specifics will be presented in a report at the request of Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a conservative Polish […]
When it comes to putting the best and latest gear in the hands of America’s war fighters, a common concern levied by those in the know pertains to the U.S.’s treacherously slow, expensive, and convoluted acquisitions programs. With high-dollar defense systems like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the USS Gerald R. Ford super carrier […]
In response to the new round of sanctions placed on Russia by the United States, Russia has responded with a bellicose statement from their Prime Minister and a bizarre renaissance-fair-set-to-metal music hype video on Twitter. Following President Trump’s decision to sign the sanctions bill sent to him from Congress, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took […]
A senior staffer on the National Security Council was dismissed last month after penning a controversial memo in May claiming that “Maoist” forces were working to subvert President Donald Trump’s agenda, The Atlantic reported on Wednesday. The staffer, Rich Higgins, is a former Pentagon official who served as a director for strategic planning on the NSC. In his memo, Higgins […]
Turkey on Wednesday replaced the commanders of its army, air force and navy after their terms in office expired, reshuffling the top of a military that has been shaken by last year’s failed coup. Turkey’s armed forces – like the media, civil service and police – have been convulsed by the crackdown that followed the […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended his company’s decision to stop offering special apps that let Chinese users circumvent the country’s internet restrictions. The recent removal of some VPN apps from Apple’s App Store in China has prompted criticism, with some accusing Apple of bowing to pressure from Beijing and placing its business interests above its […]
THE BIG IDEA: John F. Kelly’s first move as White House chief of staff — firing communications director Anthony Scaramucci — validated President Trump’s decision to elevate him. The 67-year-old retired Marine general showed that he’s no nonsense, and the alpha male in the Oval Office surely appreciated the early show of strength. “Trump’s willingness to dismiss […]
Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, spoke at the 4th Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum in Washington D.C. last week, addressing threats to the United States and its allies in the Pacific, including China, North Korea, and the Islamic State in the Philippines. Admiral Harris explained that the nature of the […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed his nation “loves peace” but will never compromise defending its sovereignty in the pursuit of it during a speech he gave at the 90th anniversary celebration of the People’s Liberation Army. While most nations use a definition of sovereignty that extends to its formal and recognized borders, however, China has […]
Widely seen as a shot across the bow at the Trump administration’s lethargic pace in setting a strategy for the war in Afghanistan, Senator John McCain issued a statement Monday announcing the inclusion of an Afghan strategy in the National Defense Authorization Act in September. “When the Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act […]
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