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NATO chief, Ukraine prime minister emphasize efforts to counter Russia
Feb 10, 2021 (UPI)
Although Ukraine is an "Enhanced Opportunities Partner" and not a full NATO member, Stoltenberg cited Ukrainian involvement in NATO missions during a press conf...
Cold War vibes as US shows military muscle in Norway
Feb 10, 2021 (AFP)
"High North, low tensions" goes an old saying, describing the relatively calm security situation and diplomatic relations in the Arctic for decades. But mountin...
Biden announces new Pentagon task force on China
Feb 10, 2021 (AFP)
On his first visit to the Pentagon as president, Biden also sought to break from the policies of his predecessor Donald Trump, promising the US defense force to...
French submarine patrols South China Sea, likely angering Beijing
Feb 09, 2021 (AFP)
The SNA Emeraude was accompanied by support ship BSAM Seine for the passage, Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Twitter late Monday. "This extraordinary pa...
U.S. Army's 1st Combat Aviation Brigade to deploy to Europe
Feb 08, 2021 (UPI)
The 1st CAB, an element of the 1st Infantry Division, was most recently in Europe in 2019, when it supported nine large-scale exercises and worked with the armi...
Japan protests over China ships off disputed isles
Feb 08, 2021 (AFP)
Japan and China dispute ownership of the uninhabited islets in the East China Sea that Tokyo calls the Senkakus and Beijing the Diaoyu. The rocky islets are adm...
Biden foresees 'extreme competition' with China, not 'conflict'
Feb 07, 2021 (AFP)
Biden said in an excerpt of a CBS interview aired Sunday that he has not spoken with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping since he became US president. "He's very tou...
Defense Secretary Austin announces Global Force Posture Review
Feb 05, 2021 (UPI)
Austin called for a "global force posture review of U.S. military footprint, resources, strategy and missions," in a statement on Thursday. "It will inform my a...
Beijing warns off US warship from South China Sea islands
Feb 05, 2021 (AFP)
The USS John S. McCain "broke into China's Xisha territorial waters without the permission of the Chinese government," Beijing's military said in a statement, u...
USS John S. McCain sails South China Sea near disputed islands
Feb 05, 2021 (UPI)
The passage of the USS McCain is the first by a U.S. Navy ship through the disputed area in the administration of President Joe Biden. Freedom of navigation on ...
European theater needs multidomain task force, general says
Feb 04, 2021 (UPI)
During a virtual Association of the U.S. Army meeting Wednesday, Cavoli touted the need for a new "Theater Fires Command," which would include a multi-domain ta...
Britain, Japan reinforce defense, security cooperation
Feb 03, 2021 (UPI)
"Japan and [Britain] have forged a close defense and security partnership that is being elevated to new heights this year when the [British] Carrier Strike Grou...
Planned U.S. troop drawdown in Germany frozen, under review
Feb 03, 2021 (UPI)
President Joe Biden's administration is reviewing the proposal to remove about 12,000 troops from Germany by former President Donald Trump, who was angered by G...
Navalny jailing to burden, not break, Russia-EU ties
Feb 01, 2021 (AFP)
The arrest of Navalny at a Moscow airport last month, following months of medical treatment in Germany, prompted an outcry from the European Union and key membe...
Repairing US democracy key to China rivalry, Biden aide says
Jan 29, 2021 (AFP)
Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor, said that the new administration's strategy included renewing alliances and robust investment in technology to ens...
Austin asks for 'continued dialogue' on troop drawdown in Germany
Jan 28, 2021 (UPI)
The Pentagon's readout of Austin's call with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer contained few details, but said Austin and Kramp-Karrenbauer talked about "areas for str...
Containing China is 'mission impossible', Beijing warns Biden
Jan 28, 2021 (AFP)
Military tensions between the two superpowers worsened under former US President Donald Trump, who adopted an aggressive stance on regional flashpoints such as ...
Biden resets by stressing US commitment to defend Japan
Jan 27, 2021 (AFP)
During Donald Trump's administration, America's Asian allies often questioned whether Washington would uphold long-standing promises to defend them in the event...
NATO chief calls for greater global outlook, readiness for any challenge
Jan 27, 2021 (UPI)
Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, he told the military bloc's one-day meeting of its Allied Chiefs of Defense to ensure that NATO will "remain fit to face any chall...
Biden signals tougher Russia stance in first Putin call
Jan 26, 2021 (AFP)
The call was initiated by the White House to discuss progress on extending the New START deal, which limits the two powers to a maximum of 1,550 deployed nuclea...
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