Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the media on Afghanistan, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 18, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Biden Pentagon is defending the Chairman
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES China’s growing influence and international policies present challenges to Alliance security that need to be addressed, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. The NATO chief made the comments following the meeting of NATO heads of state and
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s $715 Billion budget request balances readiness today and future modernization that will deter rising China aggression, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. During testimony Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Austin said the request
EU-Japan-Djibouti conduct joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden May 10, 2021 (Credit: Copyright 2021 Japan Ministry of Defense) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union, Japan and Djibouti carried out a trilateral joint naval exercise this week in the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Echoing President Biden’s declaration that “diplomacy is back”, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said statecraft is essential in dealing with China and that conflict with Beijing is not inevitable. Acknowledging the challenge posed by
(Credit: youtubeCGTN) The People’s Republic of China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The top commander of U.S. Africa Command told lawmakers on Capital Hill that China’s naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea in
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin told Defense Minister Suh Wook of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, Korea that bilateral cooperation between both countries is essential to push back the increased “aggression” from Beijing and North Korea.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participate in a 2+2 meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/] By Gary
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin has embarked on a trip to the Indo-Pacific region to shore up alliances and partnerships with an eye on China. Defense Secretary Austin along with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken
Credit: Wikipedia / China remains the world’s only major importer of Iranian oil despite US sanctions. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The US Department Of Justice charged four people in Texas and New York for conspiracy to sell sanctioned Iranian petroleum to a refinery