Tag: National Security

China’s Growing Military Influence in Latin America Sparks Concern in US

As Washington keeps a wary eye on China’s recent military activities around Taiwan, another security threat is gathering strength closer to U.S. borders. During a March 8 House Armed Services Committee hearing, two senior U.S. military commanders expressed grave concern over China’s increasing military and technology presence in Latin America. U.S. Southern Command Army Gen….


Communist China Seeks to Undermine US on Path to Global Hegemony: Intelligence Director

WASHINGTON—China’s communist rulership believes that it must undermine and displace the United States in order to thrive, according to the nation’s top intelligence official. The regime is actively working to expand its authoritarian model of governance across the globe and to supplant U.S. interests in Asia specifically, said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. “[China] is…


A Hudson Institute Conversation With Gen. Bussiere, Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) speaks about the AFGSC’s role as the combat support to U.S. Strategic Command, current AFGSC priorities, and the future weapons and platforms the AFGSC will require to complete its mission at 4:15 p.m. ET on May 4 with Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson…


LIVE NOW: A Hudson Institute Conversation With Gen. Bussiere, Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command

Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) speaks about the AFGSC’s role as the combat support to U.S. Strategic Command, current AFGSC priorities, and the future weapons and platforms the AFGSC will require to complete its mission at 4:15 p.m. ET on May 4 with Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson…


LIVE NOW: Philippines President Speaks at CSIS in Washington

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 4. …


Philippines President Speaks at CSIS in Washington

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 4. …


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: Philippines President Speaks at CSIS in Washington

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 4. …


Lawmakers Call for Closure of NYC Chinese Consulate

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would direct the Biden administration to close the Consulate General of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City, following the arrest of two people on charges of operating a secret police station in the city on behalf of the Chinese regime. Reps….


Lawmakers Call for Closing Chinese Consulate in New York City

Two GOP lawmakers have called for closing the Consulate General of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City following the arrest of two people on charges of operating a secret police station in the city on behalf of China’s regime. In September 2022, a report by Safeguard Defenders alleged…


LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Hearing on ‘Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency’

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency: Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act at 1:00 p.m. ET on May 4. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner  Robert…