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Firing of civilians workers has begun at the Defense Department
The Defense Department’s first phase of firing civilian workers began this week, Pentagon officials confirmed Thursday.
Venture capitalist says making sure 'killer robots' aren't running around is the 'cost of doing business' in defense AI
Ethical considerations are not limitations, Snowpoint Ventures' Doug Philippone said. They're the "cost of doing business." ...
Movement to ban Chinese farmland purchases near military bases gains steam in the Senate
The PASS Act, led by Sen. Mike Rounds and backed by Senate leadership, would ban adversaries like China and Iran from scooping up farmland near U.S. military bases ...
‘America First’-adjacent lobbyists line up to sell influence to foreigners
Lobbying firms with links to President Donald Trump's inner circle have been cashing in on their connections by retaining a wide array of foreign clients.
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2h
For this French senator, Trump is a traitor—and Europe is now alone
Trump has done more harm to the Atlantic alliance than in four years of his last presidency. Europeans now see him as a ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute3h
Russia and China in the Indo-Pacific: China’s Use of the Instruments of Power
In the early 2000s, Russia and China had heeded US preferences regarding the Korean Peninsula by engaging in multilateralism with the Six-Party Talks to deal ...
Trump says he’s lifting tariffs on most goods from Mexico for one month. Follow live updates.
Trump’s announcement comes after his Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, said tariffs on both Canada and Mexico would “likely ...
The Press Democrat4h
China's premier and the American president: 2 leaders, 2 speeches, 2 differing world visions
Two major speeches were delivered by two of the world’s most powerful world leaders this week, on opposite sides of the planet.
Northwest Asian Weekly5h
Bills targeting Chinese ownership of U.S. land create confusion, harm Asian Americans
The White House has announced plans to move forward  with an outright ban on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, citing ...
Foreign Affairs5h
When Nuclear Weapons Fail to Deter
The nuclear shadow has precluded large-scale war between nuclear states. A fear of mutual destruction helped keep the Cold ...
Opinion
Trump and Zelensky must put national interests ahead of emotion
There will be no just and lasting peace if Trump and Zelensky don’t quickly reconcile their differences. Handing a political and military advantage on a platter to Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin ...