US News
- Axios reports Trump will bring on Col. Douglas Macgregor as a senior Pentagon adviser. [Link]
- Trump’s changes to Pentagon staff could be a part of his effort to withdraw US troops from bases around the world. [Link]
- Biden announced a 23 member Pentagon landing team. DC think tanks are well represented. [Link]
- Dave DeCamp explains how Biden’s Pentagon team has major ties to weapons makers. [Link]
- Congress is including sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline in the NDAA bill. [Link]
Asia
- Biden called the leaders to Japan, South Korea, and Australia to reassure the countries of American security assistance and commit to tackling climate change. [Link]
- China is looking to expand the role of its Coast Guard to enforce Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. [Link]
- The Philippines will extend the visiting forces agreement with the US to allow American soldiers in the Philippines. [Link]
- Armenians are calling for the prime minister to step down after he signed a ceasefire agreement with the Azeris. [Link]
- Intra-Afghan peace talks are struggling and may fall apart. [Link]
Middle East
- Iraq is beginning to close camps for people displaced by the fight against ISIS. [Link]
- The UN Food Chief says Yemen is on the countdown to catastrophe. [Link]
