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A number of peace and human rights focused NGOs, including CIP, released a letter today in support of Rep. Carson's Justice for Shireen Act, which requires the US to investigate the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces last year.
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Scooplet: HFAC Chair Michael McCaul is launching a new bipartisan “TIGER” task force to ramp up and modernize the government’s process for selling arms overseas. It will be led by HASC members Mike Waltz and Seth Moulton.
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Mali asks United Nations to withdraw peacekeeping force MINUSMA reut.rs/3Pn0II9
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One of Europe’s biggest air exercise, Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE) starts monday. 2700 personnel and over 150 aircraft from 14 nations, as well as NATO AWACS, will participate in the exercise that will be on going until 9th of June.
#ACE23 #Forsvaret #ArcticCooperation
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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, vowed that Chinese-Russian cooperation would reach a “higher level” during talks on Wednesday with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin of Russia in Beijing. nyti.ms/3MSSZzA
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European Union countries have provided Ukraine 220,000 artillery shells of varying calibers and 1,300 missiles under a plan reached by ministers in March, the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell Fontelles, said on Tuesday. nyti.ms/3opMyuy
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"The bigger question is whether Ukraine’s decision to basically mount an all-out defense of Bakhmut, despite its lack of strategic significance, is going to result in crippling its ability to mount a new counteroffensive elsewhere in Ukraine." responsiblestatecraft.org/20…
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The United States and Papua New Guinea signed a security pact on Monday, sealing a strategic agreement that had been disrupted by President Biden’s decision to cancel a visit to the Pacific island nation to deal with the U.S. debt crisis. wapo.st/42Yktts
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SCOOP: Lawmakers again pressuring Biden to send F-16s to Ukraine. A dozen bipartisan House members wrote to Biden rebutting the admin's arguments not to send fighters, offering to help increase drawdown authority or hike DoD funding to make it happen. subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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U.S. Special Operations forces are not required to vet for past human rights violations by the foreign troops they arm and train as surrogates, newly disclosed documents show. nyti.ms/41BEvZ2
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SCOOP: DoD and State are separately readying recommendations to speed up the government’s process for selling weapons overseas.
@SecDef is weighing 80+ recs from his internal “tiger team,” & @StateDeptPM is prepping recs for @SecBlinken. New scrutiny on FMS amid Taiwan backlog.
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Uniformed Mexican soldiers in February shot and killed unarmed civilians, including an American, then blocked medics from providing care, a top government official said. It has deepened concerns about the growing footprint of Mexico’s armed forces. nyti.ms/3UgLu7M
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Finland is all set to join NATO on Tuesday even as Turkey continues to block Sweden’s admission into the military alliance reut.rs/3KtfvOn
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NEW: Four top Senate / House Republicans demand Biden send cluster munitions to Ukraine: “We remain deeply disappointed in your administration’s reluctance to provide Ukraine with the right type and amount of long-range fires" $$ subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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The Arms Sales Accountability Project (ASAP), a group of 10 NGOs led by @CivCenter, demands oversight and accountability to stop US arms from ending up in the hands of abusive armies, criminals and terror groups, fueling conflicts, and killing civilians armssalesaccountabilityproje…
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The U.S. is gearing up to announce a major new weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, as top military leaders from around the world gather in Germany to discuss how to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia.
W/ @paulmcleary @alexbward @ErinBanco politico.com/news/2023/01/18…
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Breaking news: The Pentagon is planning to bring Ukrainian troops to the United States for training on the Patriot missile defense system, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the development said Tuesday. wapo.st/3Gu4RUj
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SCOOP: The U.S. is considering sending Stryker armored combat vehicles to Ukraine in an upcoming aid package to help Kyiv fend off an expected Russian spring offensive, according to two people familiar with the discussion. @LeeHudson_ @paulmcleary politico.com/news/2023/01/09…
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#BREAKING: Canada has finalized a long-awaited deal to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 fighter jets with 88 of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighters set to begin arriving in the coming years, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday.
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