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Defense spending highlighted as Mattis attends NATO meeting

Feb 15, 2017
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is in Brussels today for a meeting of defense ministers from the 28-member NATO alliance. It’s the first NATO meeting for Mattis since he took office. The U.S. contributes some 70 percent of the overall defense expenditure of NATO countries, and the issue of defense spending will likely be front […]

Trump takes aim at NATO

Jan 16, 2017
Is the alliance as "obsolete" as he says?

Does America need the World Trade Organization?

Dec 20, 2016
Donald Trump doesn't seem to care for big global institutions. What happens if we leave one behind?
President-elect Donald Trump meets with cadets from the Military academies prior to the game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Nights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.

 
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U.S. allies ponder Trump comments on defense spending

Nov 16, 2016
The president-elect says allies must pay more towards defense costs.
A U.S. Navy veteran participates in an opening prayer during a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump September 6, 2016 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

 
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Doubling a country's economy with the click of a mouse

Nov 24, 2014
The tiny Baltic state of Estonia aims to do just that by offering "e-residencies."

Will Europe start spending more on defense?

Sep 5, 2014
With new threats from Russia and ISIS, belt-tightening could come to an end.

An attack is an attack regardless of the prefix "cyber", says the United States

May 17, 2011
So here's an interesting development in international diplomacy and online security. A newly issued report by the Obama administration, entitled...

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MID-DAY UPDATE: Violence escalates in Libya, concerns mount over rising oil prices

Feb 25, 2011
Violent protests continue today in Libya. After reports of mass killings of anti-government protesters, the United Nations top human rights office...