by | Feb 5, 2024 | Security
The Senate on Sunday released a revised foreign aid bill offering military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after a bipartisan group of negotiators agreed to new immigration restrictions in the legislation. But it’s unclear whether the roughly $118 billion...
by | Feb 5, 2024 | Security
MILAN – Amid calls for a common European military to stand up to an aggressive Russia and other potential threats, EU members Slovenia, Spain, Denmark and Poland say the idea is unrealistic and unnecessary. “The EU should have its own army,” Foreign Minister Antonio...
by | Feb 5, 2024 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expected to work on dozens of projects this year to upgrade military bases as part of an agreement with the United States. Signed in 2014, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement allows the U.S. to allocate funding to...
by | Feb 2, 2024 | Security
SAO PAULO — A leading Brazilian bank will no longer use its own resources to finance defense companies, it announced this week. Banco do Brasil is a key player for the country’s federal government, which owns half of the business. With assets exceeding $1.4 trillion...
