President Donald Trump talked about China a great deal during his 2016 campaign. His first term featured some very high-profile economic, security, and diplomatic conflicts with Communist China, culminating in the biggest event of 2020, the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. How well does his first-term scorecard on China line up with his 2016 campaign promises?
After a giddy 12 months that heralded a rise in domestic speedboat production, the enhanced ability to attack mock wooden aircraft carriers and a failed missile test that resulted in the surprise “martyrdom” of 12 of its own sailors, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani claimed Thursday the country has raced up global defense power rankings from number 23 to 14.
China expects to increase its defense budget for 2020 citing increased “defense threats from Western countries led by the U.S.” according to a report by the state-run Global Times on Tuesday.
U.S. negotiators reportedly walked out of talks with South Korea on Tuesday over the cost of American troops on its soil, accusing Seoul of rejecting a “fair and equitable agreement.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) explained how he will fund his massive $16 trillion Green New Deal proposal during the CNN town hall on climate change Wednesday evening, teasing tax hikes and military cuts.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday the French air force will expand to include a space command to improve the country’s defence capabilities.
“They want us to bankrupt ourselves, that’s the goal,” said Ret. Gen. Robert Spalding of China’s plan to usurp America’s global position.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said on Saturday the U.S. should stop “endless wars,” cut military spending, and “move toward a global community.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that if he becomes president of the United States, he would take money away from funding the “military-industrial complex” and use it where it would better be spent, including for what he argues is manmade climate change.
NATO members increased their defense spending over the course of 2018 following pressure from the United States, yet just six countries are meeting targets set last year by President Donald Trump.
The White House and House Republicans reportedly have discussed whether to use an arcane budget rule to cut spending passed through the omnibus spending bill.
President Donald Trump is poised next month to request a boost in military spending for 2019, according to a recent report by the Washington Post.
On Monday, Congress unveiled a $1 trillion spending bill for 2017 that would boost defense spending by $16.3 billion more than requested by the last administration, a $19.9 billion increase from last year.
Left-wing activists booed a Republican congressman at a town hall event in suburban Detroit Saturday after he voiced his support for increased military spending.
On Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump and former National Security editor for Breitbart News, addressed the judicial injunction against President Trump’s revised executive order on immigration. The judge blocked Trump’s order on the grounds that it constituted unfair discrimination against Muslims.
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump touted his military budget and the eliminate of the defense sequester, saying, “We must give our sailors, soldiers, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen the tools, equipment, resources and training they need to get the job
California Democrats are appealing to the ‘lame duck’ Obama administration to take measures that would protect its left-wing policies even in the face of changes under incoming President Donald Trump.
The European Union has unveiled its biggest defence research plan in more than a decade, reversing cuts amounting to billions of Euros, in a bid to prove to President-elect Donald Trump that it plans to pay for its own security.
Former U.N. Ambassador and AEI Senior Fellow John Bolton looked ahead to the Trump administration’s foreign policy on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow.
Donald Trump addressed some 15,000 supporters at a nighttime rally in rural North Dakota, accusing rival Hillary Clinton of “perjury” regarding her email server, and promising to boost military spending in a Trump administration.
Barack Obama is threatening to veto the NDAA over the Russell Amendment, a measure that simply restates what is currently law in the United States because of the First Amendment.
Trump promised to boost military spending, pledging to “build the 350-ship Navy that our admirals have been asking for, that our country has been asking for.” He also said he wanted new aircraft for the Naval Air Station Pensacola, where the Navy trains many of its pilots.
The British military is losing highly trained personnel because poor accommodation is driving some of them to quit, MPs have found. The situation has been slammed as ‘disgraceful’ by a UKIP spokesman, who called for renewed investment in military housing.
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton did not think much of President Obama’s much-touted “pivot to Asia,” as expressed during his appearance on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon.
Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) would enhance the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and America, not diminish it, former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton has said. He has criticised President Obama for telling the British people to vote to remain
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated he would increase military spending on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. After host Sean Hannity talked about the penny plan, [relevant exchange begins around 7:25] Trump said, “except the military.” He was
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced Tuesday that the government would be allocating an additional billion euros to beef up its security forces throughout the country.
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher wondered, “why don’t we get out of Muslim lands?” to prevent terrorism, adding, “bombing them over there is what is causing the Paris thing to happen” and praised GOP presidential candidate and Kentucky Senator
Australia is preparing a new strategic blueprint that will twin increased military spending with closer ties to the U.S. in the troubled South-West Pacific. The plan will call for more U.S. naval ships, warplanes and ground troops to be based in the country. Details
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has spent at least £105 million on green projects in the four years since 2011, a period of significant military cutbacks in personnel and equipment. The figures have come to light as the Ministry released
