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One Month In, Military Aid Cuts to Pakistan Have Little Effect

One Month In, Military Aid Cuts to Pakistan Have Little Effect

by Eric Miller | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –President Trump vowed on Twitter last month that “no more” would Pakistan provide safe haven to terrorists.  Shortly thereafter, the administration announced it would suspend nearly a billion dollars in security aid to Pakistan.  This followed years of...
After Russian interference, Trump critics call for stronger cybersecurity

After Russian interference, Trump critics call for stronger cybersecurity

by Catherine Kim | Feb 6, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –– The government’s slow and inefficient response to Russian interference in the 2016 election shows the need for an increase in cybersecurity funding, said New York Rep. Eliot Engel. Engel is the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee which held a...
More investment needed in Navy’s equipment and talent, says Chief of Naval Operations

More investment needed in Navy’s equipment and talent, says Chief of Naval Operations

by Mila Jasper | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON—Expanding the U.S. fleet from 275 to 355 ships is front and center in plans to restore naval muscle, despite the price tag of $102 billion a year for 30 years, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said Thursday. Speaking at the...
United States will continue good relationship with Qatar, experts predict

United States will continue good relationship with Qatar, experts predict

by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — After “going through some turbulence as a result of a Tweet here and a Tweet there” by President Donald Trump, the relationship between the United States and Qatar is looking better after a one-day meeting between diplomats for the two countries earlier...
Fifty years after the Tet Offensive, have the lessons of Vietnam gone unlearned?

Fifty years after the Tet Offensive, have the lessons of Vietnam gone unlearned?

by Eric Miller | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The same failures of leadership that bogged down the U.S. in Vietnam are happening today in Iraq and Afghanistan, a panel of military experts warned Wednesday. According to Bing West, former Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan,...
Recent developments in Syria conflict threaten U.S.-Turkey relations

Recent developments in Syria conflict threaten U.S.-Turkey relations

by Renzo Downey | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON— Recent military moves by Turkey and the United States in Syria have strained the long-standing relationship between the allies, regional experts at a Turkish Heritage Organization panel said Wednesday. Earlier this month, Turkey began an offensive to push...
No mention of cybersecurity, election meddling in Trump’s State of the Union

No mention of cybersecurity, election meddling in Trump’s State of the Union

by Renzo Downey | Jan 31, 2018 | National Security, SOTU2018

WASHINGTON – Despite reports by the FBI and CIA of Russian interference in the 2016 election,  concerns that the foreign meddling will continue in the 2018 midterm elections and private security breaches in the last year, President Donald Trump did not mention...
Explainer: Here’s what Trump meant when he talked about national security in his first State of the Union

Explainer: Here’s what Trump meant when he talked about national security in his first State of the Union

by Mila Jasper | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured, National Security, SOTU2018, Topics

"As we rebuild America's strength and confidence at home, we are also restoring our strength and standing abroad." What it means: There are currently some 1.3 million active-duty service members, making the U.S. military the third largest in the world. The National...
Kissinger: US facing ‘urgent’ threat in North Korea

Kissinger: US facing ‘urgent’ threat in North Korea

by Eric Miller | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The consequences of a nuclear armed North Korea could be disastrous, warned former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, with one calling it the most “urgent” threat facing the United States. Testifying before the Senate Armed...
‘Doomsday clock’ moves closer to midnight; scientists cite nuclear risk, climate change

‘Doomsday clock’ moves closer to midnight; scientists cite nuclear risk, climate change

by Maggie Harden & Jakob Lazzaro | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The world is the closest to significant global catastrophe it’s ever been, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced Thursday as it moved the symbolic “Doomsday Clock” thirty seconds closer to midnight. The scientists primarily cited nuclear threats and...
False missile alarm in Hawaii ‘inexcusable,’ senator says, raises issues with emergency alert systems

False missile alarm in Hawaii ‘inexcusable,’ senator says, raises issues with emergency alert systems

by Catherine Kim | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON –– The false missile alarm in Hawaii earlier this month was “inexcusable” and raises serious issues regarding emergency alert systems, the chairman of the Senate commerce committee said Thursday as Hawaii’s senator demanded such messages get Pentagon review...
Cruz calls for denuclearization policy on North Korea

Cruz calls for denuclearization policy on North Korea

by Erica Snow | Jan 24, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called Wednesday for a U.S. policy aimed at eliminating North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. Cruz denounced any appeasement strategies, saying instead American leaders must show resolve in an “incremental and deliberate”...
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