Is the United States going to use military force to take control of the Panama Canal? The question was posed to President-elect Donald Trump. The answer: maybe? But Trump definitely did not rule it out. So, the question many might be asking is, why? When talking about the canal, there are a lot of national…

During the confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Hegseth vowed to reinstate and reimburse troops who were dismissed for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine years ago. The statement came amid unrelated questions about diversity and discrimination policies in the military. Hegseth said past Pentagon policies that required the…

As we kick off the new year, the United States is confronted with a range of complex and serious threats from adversaries aiming to compromise U.S. security across multiple domains. To clarify the challenges ahead, host Ryan Robertson highlights key insights from a Mitchell Institute panel called “The Dangers We Face,” featuring four Air and…

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says authorities arrested the country’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-Yeol. The arrest wraps up a weekslong showdown that saw the president holed up in his secured residence. The episode also follows a period of instability since Yoon briefly declared martial law in South Korea last month, prompting the country’s parliament to impeach…

President Joe Biden is making some final foreign policy moves with less than a week left in office. His latest actions address U.S. relations with two adversaries: Cuba and China. Biden will drop Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and reverse some of then-President Donald Trump’s actions tightening U.S. policies toward…

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Jan. 14, where he was grilled about his past behavior and qualifications. Hegseth acknowledged past mistakes, which include alleged infidelity and excessive drinking. “I’m not a perfect person, as has been acknowledged, saved by the grace of God,…

Puerto Rico’s governor is urging swift action from President-elect Donald Trump after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the “liberation” of the U.S. territory. Governor Jenniffer González-Colón described Maduro’s comments as a direct threat to U.S. sovereignty and security. In a letter to Trump, González emphasized Puerto Rico’s strategic role, highlighting key military installations like…

Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone and missile attacks against Russia, targeting industrial and strategic locations across multiple regions. The strikes, which took place overnight Monday, Jan. 13, reportedly caused significant damage to facilities and prompted school closures and flight restrictions in parts of southern Russia. Russian officials reported damage to oil production…

The Darien Gap is a stretch of dense, uninhabited wilderness between Panama and Colombia that migrants use to traverse Central and South America. Now, the man tapped to lead Donald Trump’s immigration efforts says the incoming administration will work to shut it down. For migrants, the Darien Gap has become a major, often dangerous, passageway…

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray called China’s cyber capabilities “the defining threat of our generation” during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Wray warned that China has already infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid, natural gas pipelines and telecommunications. Wray explained that China has “pre-positioned” malware within these systems. “There’s…