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Tensions in Jerusalem have escalated into all-out conflict between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli military.

The largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the US, the Colonial Pipeline, was shut down last week after a ransomware cyberattack. On May 12, the pipeline initiated the restart of operations but the attack highlights the risk of cyber-security threats against important energy infrastructures. It was later reported that Colonial Pipeline paid nearly $5 million as a ransom to hackers after the company fell victim to the cyberattack. Marcin Zaborowski, policy director of the GLOBSEC Fu...

What’s happening in Israel and Gaza is the near-inevitable result of a grim status quo.

A False Narrative About American Policy Toward Russia Much ado about nothing in Moscow. Watching Russians employ old-fashioned Kremlinology in attempting to analyze American foreign policy can sometimes be a surreal experience. Watching Russians employ old-fashioned Kremlinology in attempting to analyze American foreign policy can sometimes be a surreal experience. A case in point is a new article by Andrei Sviridov in Moskovskiy Komsomolets, a popular Russian newspaper, that concocts a bogus ...

Jack Reed vows to get defense budget done despite delays from the White House Jamie McIntyre BUDGET CRUNCH, ‘HARD CHOICES’: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says he and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, are hoping to finish work on the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act before the next fiscal year starts, despite a late start forced by the late budget submission by the White House. “Both Sen. I...

Fuel deliveries to the east coast of the United States have been brought to a standstill by cybercriminals that have gained access to Colonial Pipelines’ networks and forced the company to shut down its distribution system. After two decades of trying to make a voluntary partnership with industry work, this incident demonstrates that neither thoughts, prayers, nor information sharing is sufficient. It is time for the federal government to exercise its existing authority to regulate the cybers...

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:47pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today announced that the Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday, May 12 at 11 am, on “Waste, Fraud, Cost Overruns, and Auditing at the Pentagon.” Over the past 20 years, the military industrial complex has spent over $2.6 billion in lobbying and campaign contributions to influence Congress. Currently, the U.S. spends more on our nation’s military than the next nine countries combin...

The Week That Will Be Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, May 10, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.: The House Administration Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol Police Threat Assessment and Counter-Surveillance Before and During the Attack." The committee will hear testimony from Michael Bolton, inspector general of the Capitol Police.  Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hol...

Unlike Trump, Biden arms export policy strikes balance on human rights, economics May 11 06:30 am JST May 11 | 06:53 am JST WASHINGTON Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20th, the United States signed a $23 billion dollar deal to sell F-35 jets, drones and advanced missiles to the United Arab Emirates. It was part of flurry of last minute deals President Donald Trump had told Congress were coming in his last two months in office, forcing the Bide...

ANALYSIS-Unlike Trump, Biden arms export policy strikes balance on human rights, economics Reuters | May 06, 2021 12:05 AM EDT U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S (Photo : Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS) Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20th, the United States signed a $23 billion dollar deal to sell F-35 jets, drones and advanced missiles to the United Ar...