‘Hurricane Bo-Jo’: EU Readies To Cope With Brexit
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The one thing Boris Johnson and his DUDE — Deliver, Unite, Defeat, Energize — partisans have in common with their opponents is that they all want to see a quick end to a process that has paralyzed the debate about Europe’s future and created a climate of instability which only NATO’s foes can find suitable.
EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire
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Scott Pace, executive director of the National Space Council, warned the EU about its plan for promoting homegrown industry — ironically, while speaking at an Atlantic Council event on the need for improved transatlantic relations in space.
911: A Remembrance
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This day remains a special marker for all Americans, our friends, allies and our adversaries. It stands on its own, emblazoned in our minds.
America Adrift: ‘Bringing The World To Crisis”
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The Trump administration has watered down U.S. global leadership to coercive deal-making. The dangerous contours of a world in crisis are now coming into stark relief.
For Israelis, War With Iran Looms; Iran Denies Drone Downed
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The Iranian seizure of a British tanker in the Persian Gulf sends a new jolt of tension through the Middle East as complications arise on multiple fronts.
EU Steps Up Its Defense Spending, But Washington Says Not So Fast
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Is the European Defence Fund a long-overdue move by US allies to take more responsibility for their own security? Or a bid to exclude US companies from European arms markets?
State, DoD Letter Warns European Union to Open Defense Contracts, Or Else
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Europe has bristled at a letter sent to the EU from the Pentagon and State Department, which says proposed EU defense programs are unfair to the US defense industry.
China’s Theft & Espionage: What Must Be Done
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Screening Chinese students and academics isn’t the solution when less than one percent of them are bad actors. So what will work?
Europe Moves To Better Monitor Foreign Investments, Sort Of A CFIUS
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WASHINGTON: The European Union has taken a major step toward more effective national security screening of foreign direct investments, implementing a new “framework” for the EU. It is the beginning of a more unified approach across the vast market on a long-standing issue. Even though China is not explicitly targeted in the new document, the timing of… Keep reading →