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...
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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...
US Provides $2 Billion Military Aid Package to Warsaw
by Connor Freeman | Jul 8, 2024 | News
Washington is providing its NATO ally Poland with a second $2 billion foreign military financing (FMF) package in less than a year, Breaking Defense reports. In recent weeks, Warsaw has given Kiev a green light to use Polish-provided weapons to strike the Russian...
Russia Rules Out All Nuclear Talks With US Until Washington Adopts a ‘Sane’ Approach
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 8, 2024 | News
A top Russian diplomat stressed that the Kremlin is unwilling to engage with the White House on arms control issues due to the Biden administration's Russophobic stance. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov argued that President Donald Trump left the...
NATO Needs 35-50 Additional Brigades
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 8, 2024 | News
The North Atlantic Alliance's new battleplans will require members to produce hundreds of thousands of new soldiers and military equipment for a potential war with Russia. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claims the alliance has half a million soldiers at high...