Category: Conflicts and Terrorism

50-Kilowatt Laser Will Be a ‘Game-Changer’ for the US army, Company Says

By Niko Boskovic on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 AUSA, optic laser, u.s. military

The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as soon as 2021, according to officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. At the Annual AUSA Trade Show, a Northrop Grumman official confirmed that the company has been contracted to deliver the first 50-kilowatt laser. This medium sized system will be able to engage all types of air targets silently without the need to reload.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations Turkey

U.S. sanctions on Turkey pushing it closer to Russia, China, say experts

By Aishwarya Airy on October 16, 2019 Foreign Affairs, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, U.S.

Experts discuss the future of U.S. policy in the Middle East after the Trump administration announced a troop withdrawal from northern Syria.

Conflicts and Terrorism Military

The Army is evaluating a knee brace that aims to make climbing effortless

By Chiara Vercellone on October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 AUSA, Lockheed Martin, Military technology, ONYX exoskeleton, U.S Army

ONYX, a new exoskeleton the Army has been testing for a year, has helped soldiers at Fort Drum, New York, do strenuous exercise like climbing stairs for up to eight hours effortless. Later this month, the system will undergo changes to fit the needs of other service branches that will benefit from it.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations

U.N report reveals 30 civilian deaths by U.S. air strike of Afghanistan drug labs

By Aishwarya Airy on October 16, 2019 Afghanistan, air strikes, army, military children education coalition, U.N.

A UN report released Wednesday, said the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan “verified 39 civilian casualties (30 deaths, five injured and four whose status of killed or injured remains undetermined), including 14 children and one woman” from a May 5 strike by American force. It also stated that the UNAMA has “reliable and credible evidence” about 30 additional deaths.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations Privacy and Civil Liberties

Women’s peace and security in Middle East centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy

By Niko Boskovic and Joe Snell on October 13, 2019 Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, Warsaw Process Working Group, women's peace and security

A centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is women’s peace and security, a State Department official said at Thursday’s Warsaw Process Working Group on human rights.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations

U.S-Colombia hold diplomatic dialogue in Washington

By Aishwarya Airy on October 13, 2019 colombia, maduro, pompe, Venezula

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Colombian Foreign minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo Wednesday and discussed security, narcotics and the Venezuelan crisis.

Conflicts and Terrorism International Relations

Trump administration needs a new approach to achieve denuclearization deal with North Korea and Iran

By Soram Cheon on October 13, 2019 Denuclearization, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Kim Jong Un, national security, North Korea, nuclear weapons

A discussion about the Trump administration’s weak position towards nuclear crises with North Korea and Iran brought the importance of having a new U.S. foreign policy approach to end “back to nowhere” discussion.

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Protesters urge Trump to halt Turkish military advance

By Joe Snell on October 13, 2019 Kurdish, protest, Syria, Turkish military advance, White House

Kurdish-led protesters gathered in front of the White House demanding Trump stop a Turkish military advance into Northeast Syria.

Conflicts and Terrorism Domestic Politics International Relations

Annual Freedom Run will honor James Foley’s legacy of moral courage

By Apoorva Mittal on October 8, 2019 HBO documentary film, hostage, James W. Foley, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, Jim: The James Foley Story

The U.S. government also should be more proactive in helping to bring them home if they are taken hostage, representatives of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation said at an October 1 screening of the HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.”

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Protestors demand justice on anniversary of Khashoggi’s murder

By Sara Wilson and Mark Satter on October 4, 2019 Jamal Khashoggi, protest, Saudi Arabia

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Code Pink, American Muslims for Palestine and other groups protested in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy on the first anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.