News Roundup 5/26/21

by | May 26, 2021

News Roundup 5/26/21

by | May 26, 2021

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

Great Power

  • Biden will meet with Putin on June 16th. [Link]
  • Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been unable to connect with his Chinese counterpart because he has been asking to speak with the wrong official. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • US troops are expected to exit Afghanistan by mid-July. [Link]
  • CENTCOM reports the Afghan withdrawal is 16-25% complete. [Link]
  • The governor appointed to Faryab Province has been unable to assume his post due to protests. [Link]

Iran

  • The fifth round of indirect talks between the US and Iran begins in Vienna. [Link]

Israel

  • While meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called for the US not to rejoin the JCPOA. [Link] 
  • Only a third of Young American Evangelical Christian support Israel, down from 70% in 2018. [Link]
  • Blinken said the US will provide Palestine with an additional $75 million in aid. [Link]

UAE

  • A new airbase is being built on an island off the coast of Yemen. It is unclear who is building the base. The UAE attempted to build a base on the island in 2017. [Link]
  • The US is looking for promises from the UAE that it will not share F-35 tech with China. [Link]

Mali

  • Mali’s transitional government has been removed by military leaders. The military leaders also removed the government prior to the transitional government. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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