LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti A draft proposal from Russian brokered peace talks in Syria that now include the U.S. would divide the country into four safe zones, reports The New York Times. The proposal includes 4 safe zones for different territories controlled by different rebel groups and the Assad regime. Each zone…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Wednesday that the United States won’t mandate that other countries adopt human rights values as a precondition for a relationship. During a speech at the Department of State, Tillerson noted that when it comes to issues like national security, relationships with other…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Thursday while on final approach to an aircraft carrier, which was relocating to waters off Korea. A carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson is heading north to provide “a persistent presence in the waters off the Korean peninsula,” according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called for the expulsion of all terrorist suspects from France Friday, in the wake of Thursday’s Islamic State attack. Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing National Front party, has been the most hawkish candidate on security issues and is a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai claimed Wednesday that the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) was a tool of the U.S. Karzai, a former ally to Washington who has become increasingly critical of U.S. foreign policy, said America’s’ two-year fight against ISIS has been “weak,” reports Newsweek. Speaking to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Trump administration continues to press China to resolve the North Korea problem, according to a Friday tweet. “China is very much the economic lifeline to North Korea,” President Donald Trump tweeted Friday morning, “While nothing is easy, if they want to solve the North Korean problem, they…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rand Paul Recently, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham predictably but mistakenly called for greater United States military involvement in the Syrian civil war, proving they have learned nothing from our history in the Middle East. It seems that every dictator and every atrocity in that region is met…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Vice President Mike Pence has stressed the strength of America’s resolve in his trip to Asia. While in South Korea, the vice president broke from his schedule to visit the demilitarized zone (DMZ). While past officials have visited DMZ, Pence ventured outside the Freedom House to stare…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Vice President Mike Pence issued another strong warning to North Korea Wednesday. “North Korea is the most dangerous and urgent threat to peace and security in the Asia-Pacific,” the vice president said, standing on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan presently stationed at Yokosuka…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The United States intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers off the coast of Alaska Monday evening reported ABC News. ABC News reports: “According to a U.S. official, the intercept occurred 100 nautical miles south of Kodiak Island. The Russian aircraft were in international airspace throughout the encounter as American airspace extends 12…