Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is expanding its use of a highly specialized treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. Read More »

Lithuania is demonstrating true leadership in Europe, and within the European Union, by labeling Hizballah as a terrorist organization in its entirety and banning Hizballah affiliates from entering its territory. Read More »

Billions of dollars in U.S. government "strategic' military spending comes with risks that could easily erase the benefits, two analysts write. Read More »

The winner of the U.S. presidential race will have to devise a way to de-denuclearize North Korea, possibly with a "a carrot-and-stick approach," according to two policy analysts for the Rand Corp., a nonprofit global policy think tank. Read More »

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, introduced three new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC): John Clark, Dr. Sharon Cooper, and Daniel Kaniewski. Created by President George W. Bush in 2002, the HSAC is a Department of Homeland Security federal advisory committee that provides the secretary with independent, informed recommendations, and advice on a variety of homeland security issues. Read More »

In June 2020, the Department of Defense began an effort to collect donated units of plasma from patients who have fully recovered from COVID-19 to support the development of an effective treatment against the disease. The DoD’s goal is to obtain 10,000 COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP) units by September 30, 2020. Read More »

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono discussed ways to strengthen the already strong U.S.-Japanese partnership during a meeting at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Read More »

Although pandemic conditions have restricted the attendance of hiring events, Soldiers transitioning from the Army and spouses will soon have the opportunity to attend several upcoming job fairs online. Read More »

Seventy-five years after the first use of atomic weapons in war, the Federation of American Scientists looked back on the history humanity has had with nuclear weapons, and where the world will go from here. Read More »

Two outgoing members of the Chief of Staff recently put their two cents in with regard to the defense budget. Read More »

On September 3, 2020, the Department initiated the process to lift the suspension of Indian carriers’ authority to self-handle at U.S. airports. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order 3384 (Order) establishing the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA). Read More »

The United States must rethink its ways of fighting wars or face the prospect of defeat, Chris Dougherty, senior fellow and military analyst at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), wrote in an opinion piece. Read More »

One of the difficulties in the battle against terrorism is that both Republicans and Democrats treat it as war against individual terrorists, instead of a threat from a broader campaign, especially with ISIS being a large terrorism threat to the nation, according to an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read More »

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CBSA) has launched the second season of its annual Congressional Defense Seminar Series, a program that provides key congressional staffers with information about defense policies and national security processes. Read More »

To ensure other entities do not dominate the international 5G market, the U.S. needs to conduct a successful spectrum auction this December, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) said on the 5 on 5G podcast. Read More »

A new report by the Foreign Policy Research Institute looked at how major powers have been destroying moving targets. Read More »

The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) recently added U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) H.R. McMaster to the FPRI Board of Trustees. Read More »

A new joint report by two organizations takes a look at nuclear proliferation and the geopolitical forces that shape the spread of nuclear weapons. Read More »

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons in Palermo, Italy. Read More »