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North Korea Issues Threat Responding to NATO’s Asian Shift
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 14, 2024 | News
Pyongyang promised Washington and its allies that they would “pay an unimaginably harsh price” for its increasing military presence in the Pacific. At last week's NATO summit, the bloc agreed to step up its military activity near North Korea. Signed by NATO’s 32...
Lithuania Moves to Exit Cluster Ban Treaty, Citing Weapons Effectiveness
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 14, 2024 | News
Lithuania is taking its first steps towards exiting an international pact that bans the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield. Due to their impact on civilians, cluster bombs have been widely outlawed. The Parliament in Vilnius has started the process of...
NATO Strengthens Ties with Asian Partners, Angering Beijing
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2024 | News
The North Atlantic alliance agreed to step up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific to address a perceived threat from China. The bloc is using a gathering to mark its 75th anniversary to expand its presence in China’s near-abroad, a move sure to anger the...
Netanyahu Avoids Europe Stopover En Route to US, Over ICC Arrest Concerns
by Connor Freeman | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided against stopping over in Europe prior to his coming address to the US Congress over concerns regarding his arrest warrant application with the International Criminal Court (ICC), Israeli media reports. The ICC’s chief...
Dems to Keep Unconditional Military Aid to Israel in Party Platform
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 10, 2024 | News
A senior Joe Biden administration official explained that the Democratic party has no plans to alter its policy of unconditional arms support for Israel. President Biden has provided Israel with billions of dollars in weapons since October 7, including over ten...
Independent UN Experts Slam Israel for Creating Famine in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2024 | News
A group of ten independent experts studying the situation in Gaza declared that the Israeli military operations amount to genocide and have created a famine. Over the past nine months, Israel has destroyed most of the infrastructure in Gaza and only allowed a trickle...
Sweden Calls on NATO to Focus on China to Placate Trump
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2024 | News
As members of the North Atlantic Alliance gather in Washington DC to celebrate the pact’s 75th year, Sweden is calling on the alliance to shift some of its attention to China. Stockholm argues this will align the bloc more with former US President Donald Trump's...