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Why China is going its own way on North Korea

Why China is going its own way on North Korea

by Mila Jasper | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

China is uniquely positioned to apply pressure on Kim Jong-Un that could reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula. Yet China has been lukewarm in its efforts to subdue a nuclearized North Korea, frustrating the U.S. This problem may come down to a fundamental...
UN human rights experts call for release of 9/11 detainee at Guantanamo

UN human rights experts call for release of 9/11 detainee at Guantanamo

by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– The Pakistani nephew of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khlaid Sheik Mohammed should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center because he cannot receive a fair trial and is unable to effectively participate in a trial because of the effects...
Lawyers for 9/11 suspects now can visit “black sites,” question renditions

Lawyers for 9/11 suspects now can visit “black sites,” question renditions

by Catherine Kim | Mar 2, 2018 | Featured, National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– According to new investigation guidance provided by the government, defense lawyers for men accused in the 9/11 terrorist attacks said Thursday they are now allowed to visit alleged black sites overseas and interview certain CIA agents. Since...
Former ambassadors decry empty Middle East embassy posts

Former ambassadors decry empty Middle East embassy posts

by Libby Berry | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics

When Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, hundreds of Americans were taken hostage by the Iraqi dictator. As the United States joined forces with 38 other nations, including many from the Middle East, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner II moved to protect...
Secretary of Defense ordered by 9/11 trial judge to explain recent firing of top Guantanamo official

Secretary of Defense ordered by 9/11 trial judge to explain recent firing of top Guantanamo official

by Catherine Kim | Feb 26, 2018 | National Security

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA –– The judge for the pre-trial hearings for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed on Monday ordered Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to explain why the Pentagon fired the two top military commissions officials – the person responsible for...
Mattis puts tactical nukes back on the table for Russia strategy

Mattis puts tactical nukes back on the table for Russia strategy

by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense James Mattis has asserted on Capitol Hill that the Pentagon needs to invest in low-yield nuclear weapons to counter a Russian strategy of “escalate to de-escalate” — firing low-yield nuclear weapons with the...
How China could make or break solving the North Korea crisis

How China could make or break solving the North Korea crisis

by Mila Jasper | Feb 22, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — China may prove the key to defusing the North Korea crisis, according to experts, but it might not be ready to take action if that action would either destabilize the region or give the U.S. more power in the region.   Experts say China is playing a...
Non-citizens can provide ‘untapped’ pool of military recruits, experts say

Non-citizens can provide ‘untapped’ pool of military recruits, experts say

by Kristina Karisch | Feb 20, 2018 | National Security

WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon tries to increase troop numbers, the military is accepting recruits it would have rejected in years past. A different option, several experts say, would be to recruit troops who aren’t citizens. “Military recruiting is in...
States concerned about election security, 16 requested DHS review

States concerned about election security, 16 requested DHS review

by Erica Snow | Feb 7, 2018 | Cybersecurity, National Security

WASHINGTON – In response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, 16 states asked the Department of Homeland Security to review the security of their voting systems, and five reviews have been completed, a DHS official said Wednesday.   Sen. Kamala...
BOUNTIES FOR HACKERS CAN SAFEGUARD CONSUMER DATA, EXPERTS SAY

BOUNTIES FOR HACKERS CAN SAFEGUARD CONSUMER DATA, EXPERTS SAY

by Jakob Lazzaro | Feb 6, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Uber’s handling of a data breach that exposed 57 million customers to data theft was “morally wrong and legally reprehensible” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) said at a hearing Tuesday.    The firm failed to notify the government or the public...
Mattis: Lack of spending bill hampers military plans

Mattis: Lack of spending bill hampers military plans

by Mila Jasper | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON– Without a spending resolution that would fund the defense budget for a year—which the House will vote on later this afternoon ahead of Thursday’s shutdown deadline—the Defense Department’s plans to bolster the military will have to be changed. That...
Lawmakers, islanders debate US control over Bikini Atoll trust fund

Lawmakers, islanders debate US control over Bikini Atoll trust fund

by Ben Trachtenberg | Feb 6, 2018 | Featured, National Security

  WASHINGTON—The Bikini Atoll, site of dozens of U.S. nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, was the subject of a Capitol Hill debate over U.S. federal oversight versus native self-governance Tuesday.    The 167 inhabitants of Bikini voluntarily left the island in...
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