Washington Might Let South Korea Have the Bomb

Added 01-17-23 04:34:02pm EST - “North Korean nuclearization makes a once-taboo option thinkable.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says
• Trump suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on North Korea and blaming it on someone else in 2017, book claims
• South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway
• US and South Korea cause confusion over joint nuclear drills

Why China and Egypt Are Growing Closer

Added 01-18-23 01:34:04am EST - “As the Egyptian economy falters, Sisi is turning to the Chinese government for support.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Offshore gas deposit discovered in Egypt
• JA Solar to Supply all High-Efficiency Modules for Egypt's Largest PV project
• Kevin McCarthy steps closer to the speakership as some GOP holdouts flip
• McCarthy Draws Closer Yet Again in 14th Ballot, Now Just Half a Vote Away

China threat sparks a web of new relationships for U.S. military in region

Added 01-17-23 05:35:03pm EST - “In the long shadow of rising China, the U.S. and its region-spanning group of allies are forging a complex web of defense relationships, bilateral and multilateral, linking democracies across the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan seeks to bolster military preparedness as China threat continues
• Jim Banks' Senate run to zero in on China threat, anti-wokeness
• China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds drills
• A red threat lurking beneath the sea: China dramatically ramping up submarine fleet

U.S., Ukraine top military chiefs meet in person for 1st time

Added 01-17-23 02:35:01pm EST - “The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time - a meeting underscoring the growing ties…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs Game Will Be Held In Atlanta If They Meet Up In AFC Championship
• Russia's defense manufacturing sector is using convict labor to meet war-time demands: UK intel
• Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting
• Russia is touting a rare military victory, but Ukraine disputes that claim

U.S. set to drop charges that NYPD officer spied for China

Added 01-17-23 08:35:03pm EST - “Prosecutors are dropping charges against a New York City police officer and military veteran who was accused of helping the Chinese government keep tabs on Tibetans in the United States, a case that U.S. authorities once publicized…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges against NYPD Officer Accused of Spying for China
• Washington state sheriff's deputy won't face criminal charges in death of police officer
• U.S. intel analyst who spied for Castro released from prison after 20 years
• Can't expect businesses to pull NYC ‘out of its doldrums' if it doesn't have the lifestyle: Ex-NYPD inspector

Gen. Mark Milley visits Ukrainian soldiers training at U.S. base in Germany

Added 01-17-23 09:35:03am EST - “The Pentagon's top general on Monday visited an Army base in Germany where Ukrainian soldiers will be trained to combine different units into a unified force before they return to their fight against Russian invaders.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• US launches expanded training for Ukrainian troops in Germany
• Drone users told to avoid Red Arrows training base
• Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany
• Russia says 63 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian attack in Donetsk

Modi's China Policy Is a Failure

Added 01-18-23 05:34:02am EST - “The Indian government has tread carefully?"and invited trouble.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Even NYC Mayor Eric Adams Acknowledges Biden's Immigration Policy Failure
• China's COVID-19 Failure Isn't a Win for Democracy
• The GOP's Current Plan To Cut Spending Is a Political Failure
• Over 6,400 Delayed U.S. Flights Following Mass System Failure

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Turkey

Added 01-18-23 06:34:03am EST - “Turkey isn't East or West. It's Turkey.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Alibaba plans $1 billion investment in Turkey - newspaper
• Biden Admin Bows to Erdogan, Adopts Turkey's Name Change
• Top Democrat opposes Biden administration plan to sell warplanes to Turkey
• Outspoken ex-NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom mulls suing league as Turkey puts $500K bounty on his head

Ukraine's interior minister, others killed in helicopter crash

Added 01-18-23 06:35:02am EST - “A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Biden vows to honor Ukraine minister killed in helicopter crash
• Pilot from Birmingham is one of three Brits killed in helicopter crash on Australia's Gold Coast
• Helicopter crash near Kyiv kills 17, including top officials
• NFL quarterback reportedly rescues family involved in helicopter crash on his jet ski

Germany's New Defense Minister

Added 01-18-23 07:34:03am EST - “Boris Pistorius, a longtime politician with little foreign policy experience, will host his counterparts later this week to discuss Ukraine.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Germany's defense minister resigns amid Ukraine criticism
• German defense minister resigns
• Russian defense minister visits frontline headquarters
• Biden's Corvette Defense Was a Lemon But His "Inadvertence" Defense Could Prove Worse