GeoPolitics/ Policy

Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S., Poland Complete Negotiations on Defense Cooperation Agreement

July 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Poland, USA

The U.S. Embassy in Poland announced today that negotiations on an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) have been completed. The

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. to Remove 11,900 Troops from Germany

July 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Germany, Pentagon, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The United States is planning to remove 11,900 troops from Germany, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said during a

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia, Wagner Group Continue Ground and Air Operations in Libya: AFRICOM

July 25, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Russia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Wagner Group

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement that it has mounting evidence that Russia, through the Wagner Group,

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Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Trump Administration Approves Updated Drone Export Policy

July 24, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Trump administration has announced an update to the 2018 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Export Policy on July 24. With this

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Ralph Johnson Sails Near Disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea

July 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Destroyer, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) has sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Announces Position on Maritime Claims in South China Sea

July 13, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, South China Sea, USA

The United States government has released a statement, on July 13, on its position on the maritime claims in the

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Global GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Australia, Japan, and U.S. Hold Virtual Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting

July 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Japan, USA

Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defense KONO Taro, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper convened

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Europe 

China Becoming Concern for U.S. Commanders in Europe: Adm. Foggo

July 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, Europe, USA

China is increasingly a concern for the commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa and NATO’s Allied Joint

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Americas Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Government Ending Controlled Defense Exports to Hong Kong

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, Hong Kong, USA

The United States is ending exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment and will take steps toward imposing the same restrictions on

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Asia-Pacific 

India Deploys Air Defense Missile Systems into Ladakh Amid Border Tensions with China

June 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Akash SAM, China, India, Ladakh, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Surface-to-air missile (SAM)

India has deployed Akash advanced quick-reaction air defense missile systems in the Eastern Ladakh sector amid border tensions with China,

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