Category: Lloyd Austin

Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss Wagner Mercenary Uprising in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Joe Biden about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s weakness, in a phone call on Sunday following the Wagner mercenary group’s military rebellion. “Yesterday’s events exposed the weakness of Putin’s regime,” Zelenskyy said he told Biden, according to a June 25 statement from Ukraine’s presidential office. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and…


Senators Introduce Bill Restricting Retired Military to Work for Foreign Powers

Two top senators introduced a new legislation on June 20 that, if made into law, would require public reporting on retired U.S. service members working as consultants and contractors for foreign governments and creating civil penalties if they break the law. The bipartisan Retired Officers Conflict of Interest Act, co-sponsored by senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)…


Secretary of Defense Austin Holds Press Conference After NATO Meeting

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a press conference after a NATO Defense Minister meeting in Brussels at 9:15 a.m. ET on June 16. …


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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a press conference after a NATO Defense Minister meeting in Brussels at 9:15 a.m. ET on June 16. …


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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a press conference after a NATO Defense Minister meeting in Brussels at 9:15 a.m. ET on June 16. …


Shangri-La Should Not Become Mere Talkfest on CCP Threat

Commentary I was reminded that Shangri-La is a fictional utopian paradise valley in Tibet as I read the remarks of the Chinese defence minister to the Singaporean security conference held in the hotel named after the mythical land. In his speech on “China’s New Security Initiative,” Li Shangfu emphasised “a new path to security featuring…


Shangri-La Should Not Be a Mere Talkfest on the CCP Threat

Commentary I was reminded that Shangri-La is a fictional utopian paradise valley in Tibet as I read the remarks of the Chinese defence minister to the Singaporean security conference held in the hotel named after the mythical land. In his speech on “China’s New Security Initiative,” Li Shangfu emphasised “a new path to security featuring…


Milley Says Canceling Drag Show on Military Base Was ‘Absolute Right Thing to Do’

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stood by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent decision to cancel a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. “I think is the absolute right thing to do,” Milley told CNN on June 5. He added that drag shows “were never part of DOD [Department of…


Intense Competition and Diplomacy: US Security Advisor Says US-China Leaders’ Meeting Still Possible

The Biden administration is still confident a meeting will be secured between the U.S. president and Chinese leadership. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, in an interview with CNN, denied that both China and the U.S. was inevitably headed towards conflict. “I sat in the room with President Biden when he met with President…


Intense Competition and Diplomacy: US Security Adviser Says US–China Leaders’ Meeting Still Possible

The Biden administration is still confident a meeting will be secured between the U.S. president and Chinese leadership. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, in an interview with CNN, denied that China and the United States were inevitably headed toward conflict. “I sat in the room with President Biden when he met with President…