"Over three administrations and 16 years, there has been nothing as iconic in the United States’ forever war on terror as the matchstick-with-wings silhouette of the modern drone. Understanding the …
All NATO members have ended defense cuts, mapped path towards 2%
All NATO allies have ended cuts to defense spending and mapped paths forward to reach the 2% target by 2024. Referring to NATO defense spending thresholds as a “matter of fairness” and “security in a …
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China to see record number of corporate defaults this year, analysts say
A combination of a “credit crunch,” regulation, and decreased market confidence has driven a scenario likely to break negative records in the corporate bond market and drive record numbers of defaults …
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China’s exports to US rise while falling elsewhere
Data for the month of May shows increased trade deficit for the US vis-à-vis China, while decreasing for the rest of the world. This comes in the midst of the ongoing trade dispute that has raised …
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Putin wary of cryptos as Russian farmers use their own to avoid banks
Putin has discussed cryptocurrencies a number of times, with the most recent coming this past week. Here, he discussed the difficulty of integrating them into state policy and financial planning as …
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Senate bill could allow for unilateral US responses to international cyber attacks
A recently proposed defense bill in the Senate could improve US cyber capabilities through additional funding and programs. This includes a provision to allow unilateral US responses to cyber …
Index shows continued increase in global conflict
A recent peace index listed drops in peacefulness for 92 states and improvements for only 71 during 2017. “'There is an ongoing deterioration in global peace,’ Steve Killelea, head of the …
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US may increase troop deployment as NATO shifts focus on to Russian deterrence
As part of its 30-30-30-30 readiness plan in which NATO requests its allies to prepare 30 land battalions, 30 air squadrons, and 30 combat vessels capable of deploying in 30 days or less, the US may …
There will be no ‘Cyber Cuban Missile Crisis’
"Modern technology has outpaced the ability of shared familiar metaphors to describe it. Trying to tie modern threats, executed with code over a global network infrastructure that didn’t exist decades …
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Facebook bans hardline Buddhist group in Myanmar after their role in Rohingya incitement
Facebook recently banned a group of hardline Myanmar Buddhists and a number of monks who played a significant role in the incitement to violence against the Rohingya. Facebook plays a large role in …