International relations and national security articles
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 46
In the 46th month since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the city held a raft of events to mark National Security Education Day. China’s top man on Hong Kong affairs urged it to prioritise economic development after the passage of a second security law. City officials continued to defend the homegrown […]
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Landgraf says Biden risks economic, national security for political gain
AUSTIN (KMID/KPEJ)-State Representative Brooks Landgraf and the members of the House Select Committee on Protecting Texas LNG Exports held a hearing in Port Arthur on Thursday to discuss the potential impacts of the Biden administration’s temporary pause on pending approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas exports to countries without a free trade agreement with the United []
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Republicans raise national security threat concerns over admitting Gazan refugees
Republican senators pushed government intelligence officials to better guard Americans from national security threats, including Hamas terrorists, who could seek to enter the United States under the Biden administration. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) raised significant concerns during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that the Biden administration’s reported plan to […]