WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — The administration of President Joe Biden will deploy an official dedicated to monitoring Chinese governmental and business activities to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in July, State…
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US delegation arrives for Taiwan presidential inauguration
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. delegation for the May 20 presidential inauguration arrived in Taiwan on Saturday (May 18). Led by former Director of the White House National Economic Council…
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British Intelligence Moves to Protect Research Universities from Espionage
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency warned the country’s leading research universities on Thursday that foreign states are targeting their institutions and imperiling national security. “We know that our…
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Former US Marine Pilot Arrested in Australia Worked with Chinese Hacker, Lawyer Says
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeA former U.S. Marine pilot, fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said. Daniel…
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Is China Using Hungary as Its Bridgehead in Europe?
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleThe primary purpose of Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Hungary might be to ensure that Hungary can help China gain market share in the EU, as Beijing and Budapest prepare…
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In Tajikistan, discover the ruins of a once mighty Silk Road kingdom
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe country’s most important archaeological find has been compared to Machu Picchu. Here’s how to see it At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, just a rectangular meadow in…
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Without European rearmament, NATO is setting itself up for failure
As long as the Russian imperial state exists in its current form, the threat it poses to Europe won’t go away. Andrew A. Michta is senior fellow and director of…
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Israel’s Intel Failure: ‘How Did This Happen?’
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeExplanations beginning to emerge after worst terror attack in Israel’s history They might as well have been sitting ducks. They are the tatzpitaniyot, mostly female soldiers stationed on the IDF bases…
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Social media posts by Tajik president’s grandson unsettle ruling circles as leadership succession looms
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeDushanbe 25/2 (35.71) The social networking activity of “influencer” Ismoil Mahmadzoir is causing a stir within the country’s political and security corridors. His grandfather President Emomali Rahmon is planning his…
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Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksSri Lanka has told hundreds of thousands of Russians and some Ukrainians staying in the country to escape the war that they must leave in the next two weeks, immigration officers said. The…