Ashley Tellis, a prominent Indian-American national security expert and long-time US adviser, has been accused of hoarding classified documents and repeatedly meeting Chinese officials, stirring concern over possible Beijing ties and jolting Washington’s foreign policy circles. An affidavit dated October 13 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said more than…
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Landon Heid, a China hawk, for a key post in the countries’ ongoing tech battle, raising questions about whether the move signals a more dovish approach to Beijing. Trump withdrew Heid’s nomination on Wednesday for assistant secretary for export administration at the US Department of Commerce,…
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, August 27 (Reuters) -The German government agreed on Wednesday to create a standing National Security Council with the goal of better planning for the country’s medium- and long-term security needs. The new body, which replaces the Federal Security Council and Security Cabinet, was a central manifesto promise of Chancellor Friedrich Merz,…
The White House is starting to rebuild the National Security Council with aides top officials believe are staunchly aligned with President Trump’s agenda after six people were ousted earlier this month, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Derek Harvey, a military intelligence analyst and retired U.S. Army colonel, is expected to be…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Presidential Office conducted its first ever tabletop exercise simulating a military escalation with China, several officials briefed on the matter said, at a time when the island is facing renewed Chinese military threats. Dozens of central and local government agencies as well as civil groups participated in the 3-hour exercise on…
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks. Here is some international reaction to Tuesday’s move: WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL “We were not surprised by Russia’s announcement that it would update its nuclear doctrine;…