Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Romanian Minister of Defense Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca answer questions during a joint press conference at the Ministry of Defense, Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 20, 2021. ( (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III takes questions during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Andriy Taran, Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 19, 2021. (Credit: (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in the Department of Defense Warrior Games zoom meeting from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – Secretary of
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – The Biden Pentagon on Tuesday announced a $60 million aid package for Ukraine for additional Javelin anti-armor systems and other defensive lethal and non-lethal capabilities. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Tuesday met with
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
Inside Mali’s coup within a coup Boubacar Haidara, Université Bordeaux Montaigne On the afternoon of May 24, the Malian transitional president, Bah Ndaw, and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane, were arrested by members of the armed forces and taken to the Soundiata Keïta military facility in
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 19, 2021. (Credit: State Department photo by Ron Przysucha) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met Wednesday with Russian Foreign
U.S. Embassy in downtown Moscow, Russia. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Embassy in Moscow will reduce consular services offered to include only emergency American citizen services after Russia imposed a hiring ban on local staff employees. “Effective May 12, U.S. Embassy Moscow
(Credit: nato.int) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Ukraine is growing impatient standing outside the door of the NATO military Alliance amid “increased Russian aggression in the region. Ukraine President issued an
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense is closely monitoring Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic, the Pentagon said Monday. Russia is building upon military bases in the Arctic and testing new weapons