WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announced at a press conference in Henderson that his government will provide $12 billion to develop the Defence Precinct in Western Australia, contributing to a total of $70 billion in additional defence investment over the next decade. He said the initiative will deliver continuous naval shipbuilding, sustainment of surface combatant vessels, and contingency docking for future nuclear-powered submarines, while generating more more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * The top financiers of the U.S. Intifada By Ryan Mauro In the past 18 months, a network of U.S.-based nonprofit organizations has emerged as a critical support system for groups publicly aligned with Hamas. This pro-Hamas Intifada has openly praised the terrorist organization or defended its actions in public statements and messaging. At the center of this network are fiscal sponsors more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Drone Substitutes: Rethinking Landpower for an America First Foreign Policy By Benjamin Jensen Next Army is a collaborative series by CSIS Futures Lab and the Modern War Institute launched in honor of the U.S. Army's 250th birthday and the Army Transformation Initiative. The commentaries explore how emerging technologies, organizational reforms, and major shifts more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Industrial Roadblocks: Producing at Scale and Adopting New Technologies This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Cynthia R. Cook Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Febr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Introduction: How to Think About Modern Warfare This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Eliot A. Cohen It is a long-standing habit of military historians to describe changes i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Returning to an Era of Competition and Nuclear Risk This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Defense and Security Department entitled War and the Modern Battlefield: Insights from Ukraine and the Middle East (http://features.csis.org/war-modern-battlefield). By Heather Williams, Joseph Rodgers and Elizabeth Kos U.S. strategic thinking in the C more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview on Sept. 15, 2025, with Gillian Turner of Fox News: * * * QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for taking time with us. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: You're here in Israel as this major offensive in Gaza City is getting underway. To the outside world, it appears that this war is escalating rather than progressing towards a ceasefire and a hostage deal, more PR