By Mike Glenn Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent a Navy destroyer and a fleet of jet fighters to the Persian Gulf region following an increase in Iranian naval activity, including multiple attempts to seize commercial oil tankers, Pentagon officials confirmed Monday. Source: Pentagon sends warship, jet fighters to Persian Gulf after Iran tries to […]
By Bill Gertz Chinese communist ideology has become the driving force behind President Xi Jinping’s campaign to make the regime the world’s dominant power, according to the White House’s most senior China affairs policymaker. Source: White House Asia policy chief: Communism drives new Xi policies
By Megan Janetsky Central America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region whose history is riddled with turbulence. The most recent example is political upheaval in Guatemala as the country heads for a runoff presidential election in August. Source: A wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and […]