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No Diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals 11:43 01.02.2024

No Diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals

The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn't graduate from high school or get a GED, marking the second time in about a year that the service has opened the door to lower-performing recruits as it struggles to meet enlistment goals. The decision follows a move in December …
“…One can detect the outlines of a practical solution to the Syrian stalemate” 11:41 01.02.2024

“…One can detect the outlines of a practical solution to the Syrian stalemate”

Last week, citing sources in the State Department and Pentagon, Foreign Policy magazine wrote that the White House is no longer interested in continuing the US military mission in Syria. The White House later denied this information, but the report is gaining ground, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent …
US defense contractors are saying ‘No!” to their biggest customer. Why? 11:40 01.02.2024

US defense contractors are saying ‘No!” to their biggest customer. Why?

Executives of U.S. defense contractors tried to reassure investors they wouldn’t chase projects that presented high risks for cost overruns, writes ‘The Wall Street Journal’. The comments come as several companies have record order books from the U.S. and allies stocking up on jet fighters, missile defense systems and other …
Harsh geopolitical realities: US-led plan aimed to link India, Europe is in doubt 12:15 31.01.2024

Harsh geopolitical realities: US-led plan aimed to link India, Europe is in doubt

A far-reaching plan to channel Europe-Asia trade through the Middle East is at risk of stalling before it even gets started, notes Bloomberg. The Israel-Hamas war has halted progress on what’s known as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor — a project touted last year by Washington and key allies that …
POLITICO: Germany’s rude political awakening under the “traffic light” coalition 12:13 31.01.2024

POLITICO: Germany’s rude political awakening under the “traffic light” coalition

The country’s domestic politics are becoming dysfunctional just when Berlin’s leadership on the world stage may be needed most, notes POLITICO. Germans have long considered the blandness of their politics to be a virtue. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a man whose seeming automation earned him the sobriquet “Scholzomat,” was voted into …
View from UK: What Ukraine's defeat would mean for the US, Europe and the World 12:12 31.01.2024

View from UK: What Ukraine's defeat would mean for the US, Europe and the World

Given the difficulties facing the US and EU in securing buy-in for the latest round of assistance to Ukraine, it is worth considering the consequences that a Russian victory would entail, writes at its report The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and …
The situation is heating up: American military lives were lost. How will the US respond? 12:10 31.01.2024

The situation is heating up: American military lives were lost. How will the US respond?

The White House said it’s weighing potential responses to a deadly attack on a US base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants over the weekend, as both Washington and Tehran seek to avoid a direct confrontation over the widening Middle East conflict. President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to respond …
Army Colonel L. Wilkerson: Will Americans tame U.S. foreign policy in 2024? 11:39 30.01.2024

Army Colonel L. Wilkerson: Will Americans tame U.S. foreign policy in 2024?

The United States is distracted like never before, says Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – Colin Powell’s former chief of staff – at an interview with ‘The American Conservative‘. New years are supposed to bring new possibilities. For Washington’s war profiteers, however, 2024 is shaping up to be more of the …
The American Thinker: “We can see that dynamic emerging in Ukraine and we don't want another Afghanistan-style ending” 11:37 30.01.2024

The American Thinker: “We can see that dynamic emerging in Ukraine and we don't want another Afghanistan-style ending”

How bad has it gotten for the pro-Ukraine crowd, which is watching with entitled fury as Congress negotiates over yet another aid package in its no-win war? Well, check out this scolding op-ed by The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, titled "Is Congress Really Going to Abandon Ukraine Now?" She's one the …
Spoilage alert: Red Sea crisis hits Europe’s fresh food trade 11:35 30.01.2024

Spoilage alert: Red Sea crisis hits Europe’s fresh food trade

Houthi attacks on shipping are disrupting shipments of perishables, with exporters in southern Europe most affected, notes POLITICO. When Houthi missiles began raining down on container vessels in the Red Sea last year, European leaders feared a blowback on energy supplies. Three months on, it’s food that is under fire, …
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