Big news day. Kurt Campbell says era of U.S.-China engagement over and we're now in era of 'competition'; Belarus President Lukashenka under increasing pressure; Russia claims to have expelled British warship from territorial waters; First ever cyber regulations announced for U.S. pipeline operators and a lot more in this episode.
Blinken on Middle East tour; Russia denies any involvement in Belarus crisis while EU brings sanctions over airplane diversion; Xi Jinping offers China's support to Iran in phone call; Australia to close embassy in Kabul; Mali's military detains civilian leaders.
U.S. SecDef gets cold shoulder from China; Belarus crisis likely to draw formal EU response; Houthi rebels not deterred by U.S. sanctions.
Blinken calls Russia's arctic activities illegal; U.S. set to begin debate on Open Frontiers Act; White House Fact Sheet on investment in cybersecurity expected out today; China resisting bi-lateral nuclear talks with U.S.; Ransomware targets major insurers; France to leverage U.S. cloud tech; Japan shores up critical infrastructure from foreign influence; New sanctions on Myanmar.
President Biden/FBI say Russian government not responsible for Colonial Pipeline attack; Washington DC Metropolitan Police data released to dark web; Group of scientists call for more investigation into origins of COVID-19 virus; Israel and Gaza step up military action & Italy appoints first female spy chief.
Major U.S. pipeline operator hit with Ransomware attack causing disruptions to its operations; U.S. Navy seizes huge cache of illegal weapons in Northern Arabian Sea; JEDI contract future uncertain; Defender Europe 21 exercise underway in Estonia with U.S. paratroopers from 82nd Airborne; Tensions rising in Eastern Jerusalem as hundreds injured in Al Aqsa Mosque.
Blinken calls on Russia to back off Ukraine; U.S. sending additional aircraft to Afghanistan; Major global insurance provider to stop covering ransomware payments and FBI investigation into capitol riots reaches 440 arrests to date.
Blinken says U.S. will respond to Russian activity; G7 Foreign Ministers release joint statement on China, prompting an angry response from Beijing; U.S. AFRICOM Commander Gen. Townsend warns of new strategic threat from China's investment in Africa.