After a quiet month for North Korean missile testing, the so-called Hermit Kingdom is back at it again, firing a missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan on… Continue reading "North Korea Renews its Missile Tests"
On Saturday, Ebrahim Raisi was declared to be the winner of Iran’s elections. The appointment of the hard-liner cleric was followed by immediate commentary from high-ranking Israeli officials including an… Continue reading "Israeli Officials Imply Offensive Action May be Necessary Following Selection of New Iranian President"
In an interview with Welt am Sonntag, Armin Laschet, the CDU/CSU’s (Germany’s centre-right Christian-democratic political alliance) chosen successor to Angela Merkel, called for Germany to meet the 2% GDP guideline… Continue reading "Merkel’s Successor Calls for 2% GDP Defense Spending"
Somalia’s lower house of parliament voted to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s term by two years on Monday, amidst a continued stalemate on how to proceed with long-delayed national elections.… Continue reading "Somali General Threatens To Seize Mogadishu Airport As President Extends Term"
Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense around noon on Friday, following a Senate vote confirming him as President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief, with… Continue reading "Lloyd Austin Sworn In as US Secretary of Defense"
On Tuesday, 8th December, The Atlantic published an editorial by president-elect Joe Biden, explaining why he selected Lloyd Austin to be his Secretary of Defense nominee. The article is the… Continue reading "Biden Picks Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense Nominee"