by Alec Bose | Oct 24, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz demanded Thursday that Boko Haram release the last of 110 girls it captured a year ago, saying the kidnapping points to a larger problem of persecutions of Christians in many countries. Leah Sharibu16, was among 110 girls...
by Aishwarya Airy | Oct 24, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The U.S. needs to provide education, especially English-language proficiency, to foreign militaries, not just weapons and equipment, a national security expert said Thursday. “In order to be interoperable, English language proficiency is priority one, two...
by HyoJung Kim | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON –The private sector and federal government must collaborate to ensure a robust cybersecurity approach, especially to safeguard elections, but that may require companies to disclose more information, a scientist told a House cybersecurity subcommittee on...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding...
by Chiara Vercellone | Oct 18, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — If the United States doesn’t quickly adapt to the technological changes in warfare and foreign policy, major adversaries like China and Russia will have an advantage over the U.S. in future conflicts, experts say. William Greenwalt, senior fellow at...
by Niko Boskovic | Oct 17, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday that Republicans and Democrats in Congress should unite to impose sanctions against Turkey. Prior to the announcement of a ceasefire between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces, Graham fought for a bipartisan...