National Security
US Pushing Back On Chinese Aggression Throughout Pacific
TUESDAY PDB – Air and sea drones, long endurance balloons, revamped U.S. Marines and well-armed allies, are some ways the U.S. is pushing back on Chinese aggression.
OUR PUSHBACK AGAINST...
China Creating Security Beachhead On Strategic Pacific Island
ANALYSIS – China’s growing inroads among small, former U.S. island allies in the Pacific is concerning. The U.S. has cautioned Pacific nations against assistance...
US Marines And Japanese Forces To Defend Islands From China
WEDNESDAY PDB – U.S. Marines and sailors from the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and troops from Japan’s 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, have begun three...
Egypt Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Results If Israel Assaults South Gaza
ANALYSIS – Serious threat or Egyptian bluff? Egypt was the first Arab country to establish peaceful relations with Israel in 1979.
Egypt and Israel had...
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VA Delays Decision On Gender-Affirming Surgeries For Veterans
TUESDAY PDB – VA again delays decision on transgender surgery options. The delay will last for at least several more months as they conduct new...
Israel Agrees To Stop Military Activities For Ramadan, Says Biden
According to President Joe Biden, Israel is prepared to halt military operations in Gaza for the holy month of Ramadan if Hamas releases more...
French President’s Openness To Sending Troops To Ukraine Leaves Western Leaders In Disarray
French President Emmanuel Macron said that he will not rule out any options when it comes to preventing Russia from winning the war in...
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Admiral Downplayed Threat, But Houthis Sever Undersea Cables
ANALYSIS – I was surprised when in mid-February the commander of the Office of U.S. Naval Intelligence (ONI), Rear Adm. Michael Brookes, publicly downplayed the...
US May Need Draft Due To ‘Disastrous’ Pentagon Recruiting Policies
MONDAY PDB – The Pentagon’s new recruitment policy is a disaster. Military recruiting is down sharply. More than half of adults under 30 years hold a...
Hungary Finally Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid
After months of delays, the Hungarian parliament voted to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid. Hungary was the last NATO member to approve Sweden's bid.
The...
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Zelensky Floats Possible Peace Summit With Russia
Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that he hopes to submit a peace proposal to Russia this spring. The announcement comes amid...
US Coalition Strikes Houthi Targets In Yemen Capital Sanaa
Another round of American and British airstrikes pounded Houthi positions in Yemen on Saturday night. While video footage captured flames licking the night sky...
Lawmakers Call For Border Closure Following Tragedy
The backstory of the man suspected in the murder of a University of Georgia student has ignited an avalanche of criticism and escalating calls...
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American Spacecraft Lands On Moon 52 Years After Apollo 17
ANALYSIS – In America’s race to land humans on the moon (again) before China does, a robotic spacecraft built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive...
Jets On Highways: Why European Militaries Are Expanding ‘Dispersed’ Road Exercises
"Let’s say enemy strike plans are based around them going in and taking out a whole air wing at an airfield within a morning....