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China’s Surprise Attack Preparations: Defensive Posturing or Strategic Signaling?

September 14, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

Last Wednesday, China reportedly conducted military exercises as a means to cope with a sea-based “surprise attack” emanating from the Korean peninsula.

The Final Movement of the Islamic State

September 13, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

The grand symphony of Death and Destruction continues to play itself out across the streets of Deir Ezzor. A mortar round detonates.

Syrian Army breaks through ISIS lines at Deir Ezzor

September 7, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

The shadows of the Russian Air Force have been covering the ground of Deir Ezzor, striking Islamic State positions throughout. From moonless

The solution to North Korea won’t come from a tweet

September 5, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

North Korea (‘DPRK’) announced it has tested a new ‘hydrogen bomb’ as its sixth test to date in the development of a

ISIS is pushed to the brink of extinction in the race to Deir Ezzor

September 3, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

The last remaining major Islamic State enclave in Syria, Deir Ezzor, is stuck between a proverbial rock and a hard place. With

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

August 25, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Jared Kushner’s Middle East tour hits Egypt, Israel

August 24, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Jerusalem, Israel [LC] President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an effort to

Remains of a number of USS John S. McCain Sailors located

August 22, 2017

AMERICAS·ASIA·Cyber·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·SECURITY

CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Republic Of Singapore Remains belonging to some of the 10 missing Sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) have

U.S. and South Korea to proceed with joint military exercises, Ulchi-Freedom Guardian

August 17, 2017

ASIA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

BEIJING, LC The United States and South Korea will proceed with joint military exercises next week, a U.S. military official said on

Political reform and the entrenched power of China’s military

August 9, 2017

ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SECURITY·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

China’s President Xi has succeeded in breaking the power of China’s historic military companies and asserting control over its military. As a result,

Defining and Designing Protective Structures to Thwart Terrorism

August 8, 2017

Cyber·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·SCIENCE & TECH·SECURITY·Technology

Lima Charlie News hears about some of the latest in Protective Design from international engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. The firm’s recent projects

Transgender military policy still in question after Trump tweets

August 3, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Human Rights·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·VETERANS

On July 26th, an already confusing political situation got even cloudier as President Trump, the US Military’s Commander-In-Chief, seemed to reverse President