What’s an Autonomous Zone?
ImageSeattle police and other workers in the protest zone on July 1, 2020.Credit…Ruth Fremson/The New York Times At first they called it the Capitol Hill...
Tag : Defense and Military Forces
With Beijing’s Military Nearby, U.S. Sends 2 Aircraft Carriers to South China Sea
WASHINGTON — Two American aircraft carriers sailed to the South China Sea on Saturday for what Navy officials described as a freedom-of-navigation operation while China’s...
New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties
A memo produced in recent days by the office of the nation’s top intelligence official acknowledged that the C.I.A. and top counterterrorism officials have assessed...
As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
CALW, Germany — As Germany emerged from its coronavirus lockdown in May, police commandos pulled up outside a rural property owned by a sergeant major...
How China Scammed Hong Kong
ImageA police officer in Hong Kong on Tuesday standing guard near protesters opposing Beijing’s new national security legislation for the city. The law criminalizes, among...
A Russian Plot to Kill U.S. Soldiers
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device:Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher A New York Times investigation has revealed...
As China Strengthens Grip on Hong Kong, Taiwan Sees a Threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has long tried to convince Taiwan that unification was a historical inevitability, alternately enticing the democratic island with...
F.C.C. Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday designated the Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, cutting them off from billions of...
Australia Spending Nearly $1 Billion on Cyberdefense as China Tensions Rise
SYDNEY, Australia — Confronting a surge of cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese government, Australia moved to bolster its defenses on Tuesday, promising to recruit at...
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. assailed President Trump on Saturday for failing to punish Russia for offering bounties to the Taliban...