Tag: National Security

White House Decries Chinese Military’s ‘Growing Aggressiveness’

The Biden administration is condemning a series of aggressive sea and air intercepts by China’s military, characterizing them as unjustified and unprofessional. A Chinese fighter jet aggressively intercepted a U.S. aircraft over the South China Sea last week. That incident was shortly followed by a similar encounter between U.S. and Chinese warships in the Taiwan…


US, Israel Will Work to Prevent Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons: Blinken

Ties between the United States and Israel remain “ironclad,” and the two nations will work to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, according to America’s top diplomat. The security and prosperity of the United States and Israel are fundamentally intertwined, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and providing robust economic and security assistance to…


Top Pollster Says Path to GOP Victory Is Clear—but Which Candidate?

Even Republican consultants say the presidency seems out of reach this time around. With swing states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures, and lax COVID-era voter laws still in place, the White House is out of reach. But Rich Baris says the experts have it wrong again. The director of the Big Data Poll says…


PREMIERING at 11AM ET: Top Pollster Says Path to GOP Victory Is Clear—but Which Candidate?

Even Republican consultants say the presidency seems out of reach this time around. With swing states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures, and lax COVID-era voter laws still in place, the White House is out of reach. But Rich Baris says the experts have it wrong again. The director of the Big Data Poll says…


PREMIERING NOW: Top Pollster Says Path to GOP Victory Is Clear—but Which Candidate?

Even Republican consultants say the presidency seems out of reach this time around. With swing states controlled by Democratic governors and legislatures, and lax COVID-era voter laws still in place, the White House is out of reach. But Rich Baris says the experts have it wrong again. The director of the Big Data Poll says…


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…


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…


War With China Over Taiwan Would Have ‘Devastating’ Impact, Defense Secretary Austin Says

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned China that a war over its democratic neighbor Taiwan would have a “devastating” impact on the world. “The whole world has a stake in maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait—the whole world. The security of commercial shipping lanes and global supply chains depends on it. And…


IN-DEPTH: US Munitions Stockpile Too Low to Defend in War Over Taiwan

As Russian paratroopers descended on Kyiv and attempted to seize Antonov Airport, U.S. officials offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a lifeline. Western leaders could guarantee him safe passage if he fled immediately. Zelenskyy famously retorted that he needed ammunition, “not a ride.” In the 15 months since, the United States has spent tens of billions…


US Defence Chief Calls on Beijing to Engage in Dialogue to Avoid Conflict

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the ruling party of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has demonstrated little interest in engaging in serious talks with the United States about the fraying relationship between the global superpowers and its potentially catastrophic consequences.  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, however, in his address on June 2 at…