U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled on Feb. 23 a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, backing off a Trump-era policy of giving more weight to commercial concerns.
The leader of Wagner appears to have backed down from his latest criticism of Russia’s senior command. But his vitriolic remarks suggested more discord in Russia’s war effort.
President Joe Biden told ABC News anchor David Muir in a new interview that it was a "big mistake" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to temporarily suspend Russia's participation in the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries.
Department of Defense officials who authorized the use of commercial cloud services across components of the agency did not review all required documentation needed to determine potential security concerns, leaving DOD’s armed forces unaware of vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks across their systems, according to an audit publicly released by the agency’s Office of Inspector General on Feb. 16.
Chinese and Japanese officials met in Tokyo on Feb. 22 for formal security talks for the first time in four years, in a meeting aimed at stabilizing increasingly strained relations. In Japan’s national security strategy, released in December, China was described as “the greatest strategic challenge” to Japan’s peace and security.
Boeing will end the F/A-18E-F Super Hornet production line in 2025 and will not accept any more U.S. orders beyond the eight aircraft Congress added to the fiscal 2023 budget.
The National Space Council’s new Users Advisory Group (UAG) met for the first time Feb. 23, with its national security subcommittee focusing largely on how the Pentagon can better take advantage of the booming commercial space sector.
Staffing shortages at Veterans Affairs Police Services and security deficiencies at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers put the facilities, their staffs, and patients at risk for theft, assault, or other serious crimes, the VA's Office of the Inspector General has found.
The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows that China is weighing whether to supply weapons to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, U.S. officials said.
The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Feb. 23 that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow’s aggression must stop.
Despite widespread expressions of concern, some warranted and some hyperbolic, the Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over Montana (and tracked across the country before a fighter jet shot it down over the Atlantic) did not represent a crisis. In fact, it was a gift from Beijing: a necessary wake-up call about the shortcomings in the United States’ national defense.
The U.S. is markedly increasing the number of troops deployed to Taiwan, more than quadrupling the current number to bolster a training program for the island’s military amid a rising threat from China.
Sam Peters and Kevin Dellicker are the fourth and fifth known recipients of letters regarding the records releases, which have sparked an investigation by House Republicans.
Their impressive resumes pale only in comparison to their character.