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NATO 2.0 Retooling for Cold War 2.0
By Alan W. Dowd JULY 2019—The heart and soul of NATO is Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty: “An armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an ...
Iran rejects U.S. accusation it long violated nuclear deal
Photo: Reuters/Carlo Allegri FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sits for an interview with Reuters in New York...
Chinese military conducts anti-ship ballistic missile tests in the hotly contested South China Sea
Photo: Provided by CNBC LLC Crew members of the Chinese Navy stand guard on the deck of Chinese PLA Navy ship on May 23, 2014....
Trump Officials Are Split Over Approach to North Korea Talks
Photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, pushed an internal split over North Korea policy into the open....
Iran is breaching its uranium stockpile limit under the nuclear deal. Here’s what that actually means
Photo: © Provided by CNBC LLC This handout image supplied by the IIPA (Iran International Photo Agency) shows a view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant as...
Seoul: US ready for talks with N Korea on denuclearization
Photo: Provided by The Associated Press A banner shows images, from left, of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, displayed by...
Mexico stages raid on train, detains dozens of migrants
Photo: The Associated Press – CORRECTS DATE – Migrants sit after being detained during an immigration raid on the cargo train known as “La Bestia” in San Mateo, Chiapas state, Mexico, late Wednesda...
U.S. and China Quietly Agree on UN Cuts as They Feud Over Trade
Photo: Getty Images GAO, MALI – MARCH 07: A Bangladeshi United Nations soldier walks by a car during the weekly cattle market on March 7, 2017 in Gao, Mali. Each week locals and Touareg nomads g...
Iran, nuclear deal partners to meet as accord under threat
Photo: Associated Press – In this April 9, 2018 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nucl...
Italy join China’s massive Belt and Road initiative
Italy’s Di Maio tries to reassure Washington after becoming first G-7 country to join China’s massive Belt and Road initiative Italy on Saturday became the first Group of 7 country to join Chin...
Another Step for the Space Force
By Alan W. Dowd, ASCF Senior Fellow JUNE 2019—The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of standing up a new military branch focused on defending U.S. interests and assets in space. ...
U.S.-China trade talks end for the day with no announcement of a deal
Photo: Damir Sagolj | Reuters President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017....