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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 […]
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?
U.S. allies ponder Trump comments on defense spending
Nov 16, 2016
The president-elect says allies must pay more towards defense costs.
Doubling a country's economy with the click of a mouse
by
Molly Wood
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
by
John Moe
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...