by Wen-Yee Lee | Apr 26, 2017 | National Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Embassy of the Russian Federation holds an annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Elbe Day. Soviet and U.S. troops met at the Elbe River and worked together to end World War II in Europe....
by Wen-Yee Lee | Apr 26, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Those against the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to South Korea showed their displeasure of this defensive measure by protesting in front of the White House on April 16. Wen-Yee Lee reports. Published in conjunction...
by Ellen Shearer | Apr 19, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Kenton Keith met with Medill graduate students in the Washington Program on Tuesday, offering advice on covering news from Syria. Keith, who also held senior State Department positions in Turkey, Egypt, France and...
by Wen-Yee Lee | Apr 14, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Annual drill exhibition features all branches of the military in the nation’s capital. Wen-Yee Lee reports. Published in conjunction...
by Jingnan Huo | Apr 12, 2017 | Featured, National Security
by Jingnan Huo WASHINGTON — The Mar-a-Largo summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump is sending ambiguous signals about North Korea at best, but what is clear is that Trump has changed the equation for China and put South Korea in...
by Jingnan Huo | Apr 11, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — At a House subcommittee meeting Wednesday, the deep partisan divisions over the Obama administration’s Iran nuclear deal were on display once again as Republican-selected witnesses criticized the deal as allowing Iran to continue its nuclear...