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Feb- 2018 -21 FebruaryAsia Pacific
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths in a raid in Kandahar earlier this month
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21 FebruaryAfrica
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 19, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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21 FebruaryBusiness
US approves sale of missile launching systems for Finland’s new corvettes
The U.S. Department of State approved the sale of four Mk 41 missile launching systems for Finland's new Squadron 2020 corvettes at an estimated cost of $70 million
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21 FebruaryBusiness
US approves upgrades worth $1.2 billion to Netherlands AH-64 Apache fleet
The U.S. State Department approved the estimated $1.191 billion sale to the Netherlands of parts and services to upgrade its 28 Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration
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21 FebruaryBusiness
Kuwait request for 15 fast patrol boats approved by US
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $100 million purchase by Kuwait of 15 fast patrol boats and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
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20 FebruaryExercises
US, South Korea to set Olympic-delayed drills date in March
A date for the start of delayed U.S. and South Korean Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills will be announced soon after the Paralympics end next month, Seoul's defence minister said
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19 FebruaryTechnology
Israel and US successfully flight test Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system from a site in central Israel
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15 FebruaryReview
Book Review: Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy
Review: The book “Losing an Enemy” by Trita Parsi provides a definitive historical narrative to the JCPOA and an understanding of what is at stake in the struggle for the agreement’s survival
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14 FebruaryCommentary
Trump’s nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice
Trump's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review is destabilizing and affects native and other American communities that were environmentally damaged for uranium production
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14 FebruaryEurope
US concerns over EU PESCO defense pact cloud NATO talks
Brussels (AFP) – NATO defence ministers met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Washington’s concerns over the European Union’s new plans to deepen defense ties between its members, and increasingly strained U.S.-Turkey relations. Washington and Ankara, two of the transatlantic alliance’s most important members, are at loggerheads over Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday warned it was detracting from the fight against the Islamic State group. The two-day meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels is expected to approve changes to the alliance’s command structure. It aims to meet the challenges of warfare in the 21st century, particularly cyber attacks and other novel “hybrid warfare” tactics, as fears grow about Russian assertiveness. But a working dinner with E.U. diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini later Wednesday has taken on greater significance after senior US officials voiced fears about the impact the bloc’s new landmark defence pact could have on the balance of power in NATO. The E.U.’s so-called permanent structured cooperation on defence agreement, known as PESCO, has projects in view already to develop new military equipment and improve cooperation and decision-making. But on Sunday a senior official working with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis …
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