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The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up The Problem with Western Absence in the South Caucasus February 19, 2021 The Newsletter partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the work of the next generation of national security leaders.  ...

The Cipher Daily Brief Get a daily rundown of the top security stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday with exclusive briefs and columns on what matters most to you and your organization. SIGN UP FOR The Free NewsletterSign up The Ethics of the Kill Decision: Should Humans Always be in the Loop? February 7, 2021 The Newsletter   Blaine Ravert is a Political Science and Philosophy Major at Westminster College, in Fulton, MO. Tobias T. Gibson is the John Langton Professor of Legal...

The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, appealed to the Security Council on February 2 to unite in support of democracy in Myanmar in the wake of a power grab by the military and the declaration of a one-year state of emergency. Bagan, Myanmar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit: World Bank/Markus Kostner UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 2021 (IPS)* – When million-dollar arms sales knock on the door, human rights violations and war crimes fly out of the window. As the United Na...

Exclusive: China plans to construct 600 ‘Border Defence Villages’ close to Indian border, security agencies concerned As per reports, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres will be stationed in these Border Defence Villages to counter “infiltration by hostile forces”. Share Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:37 PM IST The historically independent nation of Tibet was annexed by Chinese troops more than 60 years ago and China has continued its brutal occupation of the region till this d...

Wael Alzayat Four things President Biden can do that will make a real difference in the Middle East The Biden administration should immediately restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Donald Trump had cut off $300 million of funding that went toward educating nearly half a million children, vaccinations and health clinics for 3 million refugees, and other essential support. These funds are tangible actions that save lives and signal a depa...

Biden Taps Kathleen Hicks to Be the Pentagons First Female Deputy SecDef Then-Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks to Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program, Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks at the Center for Strategic International Studies, Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2018. (Olivia G. Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps) 30 Dec 2020 President-Elect Joe Biden has selected a recipient of the Defense Department Senior Professional Womens Association Excellence in ...

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endIndex: (CNN) — Taiwan has begun building a fleet of state-of-the-art submarines as it looks to further bolster its defensive capabilities, a move analysts say could complicate any potential Chinese military plans to invade the island or install a naval blockade. Construction on the first of eight new subs began last month at a facility in the southern port city of Kaohsiung, with the first expected to begin sea trials in 2025. At a ceremony marking the beginning of the program, Taiwanese ...