The State of the Union and the value of ‘healthy controversy’Yoon pursues commercial diplomacy as South Korea's top salesmanVictoria Spartz passes on Senate run, to retire from Congress at end of termTurkey and the West: A Parenthesis or a Historical Shift?Our closest Afghan allies deserve better than what we've given themThe US doubles down on national security at the World Trade OrganizationBritain remains a major military power — but for how long?Warner, Rubio call for 'immediate compliance' with request for Trump, Biden classified documentsSIPRI joins high-level meeting of the Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and SecurityAgathe Demarais on sanctions as a foreign policy toolBook Review: Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand StrategyHow the US-Philippines military pact could counter China's rising threat
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Rep. James Comer blasts Biden on Chinese balloon, speculates if it could be 'bioweapons'
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, blasted President Biden for a high-altitude balloon from China that is traveling over the continental United States not being…
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‘We know it’s a surveillance balloon’: Pentagon pushes back on PRC weather balloon claim
US Army Sgt. Dustin Waggoner, from Nashville, Tenn. spots a target with binoculars while another Soldier fires a .50 cal Barrett sniper rifle at a range in Forward Operation Airborne,…
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Turkey and the West: A Parenthesis or a Historical Shift?
Turkey and the West: A Parenthesis or a Historical Shift? Rachel Moltz Fri, 02/03/2023 - 08:39 A poll conducted in December 2022 by the Turkish company Gezici found that 72.8%…
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Our closest Afghan allies deserve better than what we've given them
The 2022 Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA), introduced in the 117th congressional session, is functionally dead, taking with it the prospect of a direct pathway to citizenship for the roughly 72,500 Afghan parolees in…
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Britain remains a major military power — but for how long?
In 1976, George S. Brown, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter, once dismissed Britain and its military as “pathetic.” For…
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Erdoğan's Turkey: NATO's Trojan Horse Moment
In its Freedom in the World 2022 report, Freedom House, a U.S. government funded organization in Washington, D.C., put Turkey in its "not free" category of countries, along with Afghanistan,…
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Defense & National Security — US ups military presence amid threats from China
The U.S. announced a major expansion in the Philippines, with four new military bases expected in the Indo-Pacific nation. Tonight, we’re also going to break down the release of a…
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Russia-Ukraine war has improved US cyber cooperation, says key official
Nathaniel Fick, U.S. ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy, said on Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine war prompted the government to significantly increase its partnership with the private sector,…
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Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Speaks To Mirror Now
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Speaks To Mirror Now LeAnn Thu, 02/02/2023 - 10:45 interview with Raghuram Rajan On Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:39Hoover Daily Report Thursday, February 2, 2023 4…
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Qatari navy’s new amphibious ship to help fulfil nation’s ‘unique’ needs
The Qatari amphibious ship Al-Fulk, built by Fincantieri in Italy, launched Jan. 24, 2023. (Qatari MoD via Twitter) BEIRUT — A new, amphibious ship will soon enter service for the…
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Guantanamo detainee transferred to Belize
The U.S. transferred a Guantanamo Bay detainee to the Central American nation of Belize on Thursday, months after he was first scheduled to be released. Majid Khan, who pled guilty…
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Conversation with Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting.
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US visa restrictions leveled on Taliban officials over repression of women, girls
The State Department is placing additional visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban members over the regime's repression of girls and women in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
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US Marine Commandant: US tops China but will need to use everything in cupboard
Marine Commandant David Berger in Canberra at The Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Troy Black, is on his right. (Colin Clark/Breaking Defense) CANBERRA — While…
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DP World Inks Deal to Develop Deendayal Port Mega-container Terminal
DP World has won a major concession to develop, operate and maintain the mega-container terminal at Deendayal port in Gujarat, on the western coast of India.The…
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Defense & National Security — All eyes on Blinken's upcoming China trip
Biden administration officials are being urged to press China on issues including aggression in the Indo-Pacific region during upcoming trips to the country. We’ll share details of the trip and…
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Current Trends and Future Prospects in Bangladesh-US Relations
Current Trends and Future Prospects in Bangladesh-US Relations 02 February 2023 Since US recognition of Bangladesh’s independence in 1972, the trajectory of the relationship has witnessed a consistent upward trend.…
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Republicans urge Blinken, Yellen to press China on human rights, trade, aggression during trip
More than a dozen Republican senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday to urge them to push China on issues…
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