For decades, the Middle East and Western Asia were the focal points of US defence and foreign policy. However, in the era of great power competition and uncertain policy from the White House, the US risks ceding its traditional alliances and hard power in the region to Russian and Chinese … [Read more...]
Chainalysis report reveals rise in NFT wash trading and money laundering
Source: https://www.cybersecurityconnect.com.au/commercial/7537-chainalysis-report-reveals-nft-wash-trading-and-money-laundering-activity-on-the-rise?utm_source=CyberSecurityConnect&utm_campaign=08_02_22&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID= NFT popularity skyrocketed in … [Read more...]
The forgotten menace — Is ISIS resurging?
Source: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/9454-the-forgotten-menace-is-isis-resurging?utm_source=DefenceConnect&utm_campaign=08_02_22&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID=155755c57d25d8ece93131a626d9220d1bf56b043f1eaa35f96ed9a5a3caecb5 Is the extremist group … [Read more...]
Ukraine, Russia and the United States The Current Conflict
Nicholas Dima, 2 February 2022 At the surface, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict is between Moscow and Kiev. At a deeper analysis, the conflict is between Russian regional interests and the American and Western global interests. It is a new phase of the 21-st Century geopolitical game that might … [Read more...]
Congress Should Address the Impact of Four Years of Declining Buying Power on the U.S.
Summary As a great power, the U.S. needs a strong, balanced joint force that includes a capable Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. Since the significant increases of fiscal year 2018, initiated by President Donald Trump and supported by Congress, the overall Army budget has … [Read more...]
LA NIVEL GLOBAL, PUTIN ARE UN PLAN DE RECONSTRUIRE A IMPERIULUI SOVIETIC
Interviu cu Oleksiy DANILOV Secretarul Consiliului de Securitate şi Apărare Naţională, Ucraina În politică, Oleksiy Danilov aparţine categoriei de oameni care de obicei câştigă Oscaruri în cinema pentru cele mai bune roluri secundare. Pe de o parte, lucrează în politică din anii 1990, lucrând … [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin Australia delivers AIR 5428 Pilot Training System to ADF
Lockheed Martin Australia and Team 21 have confirmed delivery of the simulators and aircraft to the ADF to support the professional development of Army, Navy and Air Force pilots. Lockheed Martin Australia has confirmed that the AIR 5428 Pilot Training system, developed alongside Team 21 partners … [Read more...]
Here’s What US Can Do to Weaken Moscow-Beijing Partnership
Commentary By James Carafano @JJCarafano James Jay Carafano, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, is The Heritage Foundation’s vice president for foreign and defense policy studies, E. W. Richardson fellow, and director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis … [Read more...]
How Should Americans Think About International Organizations?
Brett D. Schaefer Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs The Founders believed that nations should seek to work amicably toward common goals and in defense of mutual interests. As George Washington advised Americans in his Farewell Address, “Observe good faith and … [Read more...]
Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America?
Steven Groves Margaret Thatcher Fellow The United States is a sovereign nation. Sovereignty is a simple idea: the United States is an independent nation, governed by the American people, that controls its own affairs. The American people adopted the Constitution and created the government. They … [Read more...]