President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised Ukrainian troops for advancing “in all sectors” on Monday after spending the day posing with and handing awards to front-line soldiers in the east and south…
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Australiansʼ Trust in Indonesia Suffers Over China Issue Despite 74 Years of Official Diplomatic Relations
A significant proportion of the Australian public places more trust in countries with which Canberra shares China-focused defense pacts than in Indonesia, a Lowy Institute survey has found ahead of…
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Ukrainian Troops Refining Tactics in ‘Major Offensive Operations’: UK Intelligence
Ukrainian troops are refining their tactics and undertaking “major offensive operations” in Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Moscow, according to a new intelligence update from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense. “In…
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US Convenes Nuclear Weapons Meeting With China, France, Russia, UK
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State…
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A historic turning point.. How does the Biden administration’s national security strategy reflect on (Israel)?
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansAgencies – message net Last October, President Biden published a document outlining the National Security Strategy of the United States. The main message contained in the document is that: “The…
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The Narcostate
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenIt’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more than 80 percent of Afghanistan’s heroin…