The Department of Defense has issued two reviews of the 2020 al-Shabaab attack on the Camp Simba military base in Kenya that killed three Americans. The reports name poor leadership, inadequate training and a “culture of complacency” as the leading causes that allowed...
US News The US donated 3.8 million AstraZeneca covid vaccines to Mexico. [Link] Venezuela released two Americans. [Link] Russia NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that a “new normal” is forcing NATO to rethink its long-term plans. [Link] The White House...
Congress has passed a sprawling $1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, proposing a significant boost for the military budget and a $14 billion aid package for Ukraine.
An advanced US Navy warship is unable to sail because its commanding officer has refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a Pentagon court filing, creating a legal standoff which higher-ups have deemed a “manifest national security concern.”
US News The Pentagon announces it will close its massive jet fuel tanks at Red Hill, Hawaii. [Link] Russia The Pentagon downplays the chances of Polish warplanes being transferred to Ukraine. [Link] The US is concerned about Russia gaining control over Ukrainian...
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order banning imports of Russian energy, a move matched by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss soon after – both aiming to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. During a Tuesday press briefing, Biden said his new...
NATO member Turkey will preside over high-level negotiations between Ukraine and Russia later this week, its foreign minister said, the first sit-down involving top diplomats from the warring nations since Moscow’s invasion began in late February.
Australia has become one of the latest US allies to ship weapons into Ukraine, devoting $50 million in arms and other security assistance amid reports that Western powers have flooded the country with more than 17,000 missiles in the space of just a few days....
