by Katarzyna Nguyen | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, National Security
After what many called a successful meeting with President Donald Trump, Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi is leading a major change to Japan’s decades of pacifism: an increase in the defense budget. Takaichi announced during her first parliamentary address...
by Tara Longardner | Mar 2, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to a pro-Israel group one day before his controversial visit to Capitol Hill, said Monday he feared a proposed nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran would imperil Israel’s security. “I have a...
by Tanner Howard | Mar 2, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, questioned about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial trip to Washington, said Monday the Israeli-U.S. relationship cannot be reduced to a battle between “political parties.” Earnest fielded...
by Ariel Rothfield | Mar 6, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Appealing to a crowd of 13,000 pro-Israel activists, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reaffirmed the United States’ strong commitment to Israel and emphasized its determination to “prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” “Iran will face...
by David Uberti | Feb 29, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON— Middle East experts expressed doubt Wednesday that either Israel or United States is on the brink of conflict with Iran, despite hawkish headlines and aggressive rhetoric from all three countries. Their skepticism, they said, stems from the political...
