ARGUMENT: China watchChina’s Military Tech Ambitions – What’s the U.S.- EU Gameplan? Published 5 March 2021 A key test of the Biden era of transatlantic relations will be the issue of how the United States and the European Union respond to China’s aggressive efforts to seize market share and industrial knowledge in areas of technology

Disaster responseTool to Explore National Response Framework Published 5 March 2021 When a disaster strikes, FEMA outlines an organized process for response. To navigate the framework more easily, researchers designed a tool which visually captures and explores FEMA’s 470-plus requirements, recommendations, and other elements. When a disaster strikes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Response Framework outlines an

Domestic terrorismU.S. Capitol Police Tighten Security as Thursday Threat Looms Published 4 March 2021 The U.S. Capitol Police Department says it is taking seriously intelligence about a possible plot by a militia group to breach the Capitol on Thursday. A far-right conspiracy theory has been circulating on social media platforms, contending that Donald Trump, who

The Russia connectionU.S. Concludes Russian Agents Poisoned Navalny, Will Join EU Sanctions Published 2 March 2021 Senior U.S. administration officials say Washington has concluded that Russian agents used a nerve agent to poison opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. The officials said the United States will mirror EU sanctions on seven senior Russian government officials. Senior U.S. administration

InsurrectionFBI: No Evidence of Leftist Extremists Involved in 6 January Attack on Capitol Published 2 March 2021 DBI director Christopher Wray told lawmakers today (Tuesday) that there wasn’t any evidence to suggest that left-wing extremists or “fake Trump supporters” were involved in the 6 January attack on the Capitol. The claims about fake Trump supporters,

Hate crimesHate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans Spiked by 150% in Major U.S. Cities By Masood Farivar Published 2 March 2021 Hate-fueled attacks on Asian Americans spiked across major U.S. cities last year — in some cases by triple-digit percentages — even as overall hate crimes declined, newly analyzed police department statistics show. Moreover, the alarming

Our picks: China syndromeTop U.K. Universities Worked with Chinese Nuclear Weapons Labs | China’s Rare Earth & U.S.-China Tech War | Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics, and more Published 2 March 2021 ·  Scientists at Top British Universities Worked with Chinese Nuclear Weapons Researchers ·  Royal Navy to defy Beijing with patrols in South China Sea ·  China’s

The Russia connectionU.S. Concludes Russian Agents Poisoned Navalny, Will Join EU Sanctions Published 2 March 2021 Senior U.S. administration officials say Washington has concluded that Russian agents used a nerve agent to poison opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. The officials said the United States will mirror EU sanctions on seven senior Russian government officials. Senior U.S. administration

Domestic terrorismU.S. Militias Want to “Blow Up” Capitol: Police Chief Published 26 February 2021 The acting chief of the US Capitol police urged for security measures to remain in place amid ongoing threats by extremists. “Members of militia groups that were present on January 6 have stated their desires that they want to blow up

IranU.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Militias Blamed for Rocket Attacks in Iraq Published 26 February 2021 The United States launched air strikes in eastern Syria targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias. The Pentagon said the strikes, the first military action undertaken by President Joe Biden’s administration since he was sworn into office last month, hit “multiple facilities”