Provocative action by the United States in the Asia-Pacific region and meddling by it and NATO in eastern Asia threaten regional stability as well as Asian and global economic growth and social development, analysts say.Measures taken by the US and some of its NATO allies such as the United ...
Creating a secure and sustainable economy in the face of the economic and geopolitical realities will require all of our allies and partners to do more—and there’s no time to lose. For industries like semiconductors and clean energy, we’re nowhere near the global saturation point of investme...
At present, both US and Iranian policy-makers imagine the regional expansion, influence, and attempts to change the regional order by and of the other as important threats to their own security and prestige. In this context, a perceived security gain for the US or its allies, for example by...
allies will have to spend more than 3% of gross domestic product on their military budgets. The Trump administration is demanding that the Europeans spend as much as 5%, well beyond the NATO benchmark of at least 2%. Seven European allies still fall short of even that target. The ...
Hegseth told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham that any potential deployment to the region would involve detailed discussions with Trump, Secretary of StateMarco RubioandU.S. alliesand partners. ‘We are a very long way from that,” he said. “That’s a long conversation.” ...
In lockstep with its G7 allies and the EU, as part of a bid to ramp up economic pressure on the Kremlin, the US, subject to Congressional approval, revoked Russia’s PNTR or Most‑Favoured Nation (MFN) status on 12 March 2022, rescinding many of the benefits that Russia enjoyed as...
The latest two-day drills, which also involve U.S. and South Korean destroyers and other ships, were taking place in international waters off the peninsula’s east coast. The drills are aimed at bolstering the allies’ defense capabilities and will involve training to escort the Reaga...
Allies don't get grabbed Options: On and Off Allies will automatically escape when grabbed by enemies. This setting will not apply during certain combat encounters. Enemies don't flank Options: On and Off Enemies will not intentionally try to get behind your position. Reduced enemy perception Op...
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside suggestions that Russia could attack American allies in Europe. He made the statement at a press conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, when asked about some countries’ fears of being attacked in the event of peace in the Ukraine confli...
Vance’s statement also contrasts with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has said the US would no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security. This week, he told NATO allies that European and non-European troops – but not Americans – would have to police any ag...