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By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writerTaiwan and the UK, although geographically far apart, are closely connected through their shared values, British lawmaker Alicia Kearns said on Wednesday.

The Council is launching the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine and adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support the capacity building of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the mission.

Executive Summary: Washington and Warsaw must resist attempts todivide, marginalize, or undermine the NATO alliance, especially EUplans for a European Army. In addition, Congress should includePoland in current plans to reform the Visa Waiver Program, andPoland and the United States should continue to explore all optionson ballistic missile defense.

Washington and Warsaw must resist attempts to divide, marginalize,or undermine the NATO alliance, especially EU plans for a EuropeanArmy. In addition, Congress should include Poland in current plansto reform the Visa Waiver Program, and Poland and the United Statesshould continue to explore all options on ballistic missiledefense.

In an effort to create "one telephone line" to Europe, the EU's proposed Lisbon Treaty, successor to the European Constitution, would remove foreign policy from the intergovernmental sphere andmake it a supranational EU competence. An EU foreign policy will becharacterized by inaction, Franco-German dominance, and an attemptto limit American power.

Even before the extensive economic sanctions against Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, it was hard to browse the news without seeing reports of yet another imposition of sanctions by one country or another.

The unfortunate decision by British defense chiefs not to send Prince Harry to Iraq will be interpreted as an act of weakness by Al Qaeda as well as Iranian-backed insurgent groups in Iraq.

The latest European Commission report on Turkey cites multiple reasons that led to deterioration of bilateral relations including its involvement in Libya.

Amnesty International Wednesday said Lesotho must address police brutality, extrajudicial killings and torture ahead of the nation’s October 7 elections. The organization has collected evidence of many instances of torture at the hands of law enforcement and hopes candidates will make human rights a priority before and after the upcoming vote.This January, the Lesotho Mounted

Security in Europe remains a critical U.S. national interest. A recent refocusing on the evergreen idea of European strategic autonomy and a flurry of activity with the goal of an independent European (read: European Union) defense force should give U.S. policymakers pause—and be met with a skeptical and discerning eye. Security in the Euro-Atlantic region is too important to the United States to be delegated to the European Union (EU).