Tag: Military

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at China’s pledge to grow its military budget, U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, and a threat ...

President Donald Trump touted getting wokeness out of the United States military, as well as record recruitment numbers during his speech to a joint session of Congress. “Wokeness is trouble. ...

Europeans were barely getting their head around spending NATO’s official target of 2 percent of their GDP toward defense when U.S. President Donald Trump upped his ask to 5 percent. ...

If Europe was already scrambling to backstop Ukraine and bolster its own security before this past week, the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from Kyiv and toward Moscow has sent ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been invaded by Rwanda five times. The first two times (from 1996-1997 and 1998-2003), it led to large, bloody wars that engulfed ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s White House visit, the next phase of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal, and a possible end to ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived at the White House on Thursday with one overarching message for U.S. President Donald Trump: U.S. military backing is vital to ensure a lasting ...

President Trump argued on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should “fire every single” US military general involved in the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.  The Pentagon chief was seated ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump repeats a demand that the Taliban return U.S.-made military equipment from Afghanistan, India hosts a large ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Chinese military exercises near Taiwan, U.S. diplomatic efforts with Russia and Ukraine, and Israeli demands for the release of Hamas-held hostages. ...