News Roundup 5/28/21

by | May 28, 2021

News Roundup 5/28/21

by | May 28, 2021

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • A Georgia police officer killed his police dog by leaving him in a hot car. The officer was demoted. [Link]
  • A US State Department-funded report faults the IAEA for not tracking small amounts of fissile material that could be used to make a low-yield nuclear weapon. [Link]

Great Power

  • France is resisting a NATO plan that calls for more spending. [Link]
  • The US informs Russia it will not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty. [Link]
  • China tells the US to reduce military activity near China to ease tensions. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the withdrawal from Afghanistan is slightly ahead of schedule. [Link]
  • The Afghan Army has lost 26 outposts and four bases to Taliban offensives in May. [Link]

Middle East

  • A majority of Americans are opposed to unconditional aid for Israel. [Link]
  • The Saudi’s are building an airbase on an island off the coast of Yemen. [Link]

About 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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