Jay B. Huwieler – Foreign Affairs | Security | Tech

American Culture, Department of Defense, Intelligence, Military

I Knew Chelsea Manning in Basic Combat Training. Here’s the Story You Haven’t Heard

January 18, 2017 — 195 Comments

Military, Policy, War

The Gap Between the Ground and the Sky: How Cluster Bomb Production in America Came to an End in 2016

October 29, 2016

Command and Control, Cybercom, Ethics, Intelligence, Military, NSA, Politics, Privacy, Technology

Splitting Cybercom from the NSA, Part II: Transparency, Oversight, and Accountability

September 30, 2016

Command and Control, Cybercom, Government, Military, NSA, Politics

Splitting Cybercom from the NSA, Part I: Command and Control Issues

September 27, 2016 — 0 Comments

China, Key, Military, News and Society, Politics, Quantum Computing, Quantum Key Distribution, Technology

Quantum Key Distribution: How the Media got it Wrong, and How a Military can Still Fight Back

August 24, 2016

Automated Vehiciles, Ethics, Google, Law, Law Enforcement, Mobility, News and Society, Self Driving Cars, Technology

Automated Vehicles, Part I: A Society Without Control

American Culture, Automated Vehiciles, Autonomous Vehicles, Technology

Automated Vehicles: Preamble

New Zealand military team lands on volcano for risky recovery mission December 12, 2019
A New Zealand military team undertaking a high-risk operation to recover bodies of eight people killed in an eruption this week has landed on the volcanic White Island, the police said on Friday.
U.S. imposes sanctions on son of Nicaragua's president December 12, 2019
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's son, Rafael Antonio Ortega Murillo, for alleged money-laundering and corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department announced, in its latest move against the Nicaraguan government.
North Korea says U.S. has nothing to offer regarding any nuclear deal December 12, 2019
North Korea said on Thursday the United States had nothing to offer it in possible renewed talks aimed at getting Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile programs after Washington said it was ready to take "concrete steps" toward securing a deal.
U.S. does not want to see 'ill-advised behavior' by North Korea: official December 12, 2019
President Donald Trump wants to work with North Korea to help it develop its economy, but the United States does not want to see a resumption of "ill-advised behavior" by Pyongyang, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
Fire at Russia's only aircraft carrier kills one, injures 12 people: agencies December 12, 2019
At least one military serviceman was killed and 12 people were injured by a fire at Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday.
East-West row upsets EU's grand climate plan December 12, 2019
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic clashed with Western European nations on Thursday over the EU's bold new push for climate neutrality by 2050, demanding funds for their energy transition to lower emissions, and a role for nuclear power.
Israel bars Gaza's Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas December 12, 2019
Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate unanimously passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide December 12, 2019
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a move likely to infuriate Turkey and further strain ties between Ankara and Washington.
Russia court orders deportation of five U.S. university staff December 12, 2019
A Russian court said on Thursday it had ordered the deportation of five employees of the United States' University at Buffalo after finding them guilty of violating the terms of their visas.
Chile's Pinera faces impeachment trial over right's abuses in protests December 12, 2019
Chile's lower house began to debate Thursday a move to impeach President Sebastian Pinera over allegations he failed to safeguard human rights during weeks of rioting, a political test that he is likely to survive but may still batter his teetering presidency.