Tag: USA

Taiwan Emerges as a ‘Pre-eminent Issue’ For CIA’s New China Directorate (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

A possible Chinese takeover of Taiwan is “one of the No. 1 issues” occupying the new China Mission Center, CIA deputy director David Cohen...
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‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’: From the Files of Facebook (Adrienne Lafrance, Defense One)

Before I tell you what happened at exactly 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the White House—and how it elicited a very specific...
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Air Force holds week of F-15EX tests at Nellis (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

The Air Force is wrapping up the first weeklong operational test of its two new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The F-15EXs, updated versions of...
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General Dynamics, Epirus team up to integrate counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles (Jen Judson, Defense News)

General Dynamics Land Systems and venture capital-backed startup Epirus have teamed up to integrate a counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles, according to an Oct. 25...
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L3Harris awarded $121 million to upgrade Space Force weapons (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The U.S. Space Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies $121 million to upgrade 16 secretive weapons that can jam enemy communications. Under the contract, L3Harris will...
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The US must reject a ‘sole purpose’ nuclear policy (Jim Risch, Defense News)

For decades, U.S. administrations have embraced a policy of strategic ambiguity regarding the use of nuclear weapons. While administrations have considered shifting to a no...
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China, US officials talk third time in a month, sending positive signal on trade and implying possibility of ‘lifting tariffs’ (Global Times)

Chinese and US senior officials on Tuesday held talks for the third time in October on economy and trade issues, following frequent high-level talks...
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US questions Israel designation of Palestinian NGO’s as terrorist groups (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

An envoy from the Shin Bet and Israel’s Foreign Ministry will leave for Washington this week, in an attempt to appease tensions with the...
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In Dubai, Israel sees normalization as bridge to business in India, Japan (Danny Zaken, Al Monitor)

Ever since the signing of the Abraham Accords, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have been promoting joint business ventures, but there is...
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US envoy: ‘Other tools’ available if Iran nuclear diplomacy fails (Al Monitor)

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said Monday there’s a “shared impatience” among Gulf and European allies over Iran’s refusal to set a...
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US freezes aid to Sudan in response to military takeover (Al Monitor)

The United States is freezing $700 million in financial assistance to Sudan after the country’s military dissolved the government and arrested top civilian leaders,...
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Top US official meets Myanmar’s shadow government (Al Jazeera)

A top US official has held a virtual meeting with two representatives of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), an administration set up by opponents...
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Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria (Al Jazeera)

United States officials believe Iran was behind a drone attack last week at a military outpost at al-Tanf in southern Syria where American troops...
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US says it will evaluate ‘entire relationship’ with Sudan (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration has announced pausing US assistance to Sudan after the military takeover and urged the “immediate” restoration of the civilian-led government. Department of State spokesperson...
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Attempts by the US and India to sabotage CPEC doomed to fail (Global Times)

As the flagship project under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become a main...
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Predictive Model Illustrates Transmissibility of COVID-19 (Erin McNemar, MPA, Health IT Analytics)

University of Chicago researchers used flu data and similarities to create a predictive model showing how COVID-19 spreads. While COVID-19 is more transmissible and deadlier than most...
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