WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Antonia-Laura Pup, research assistant at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University: * * * Romania Makes Allies Great Again War makes strange allies (and opponents), as the US administration discovered in Romania. * Romania's liberal government not only agreed to a US request to use the enormous Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Constanta as part of Operation Epi more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: * * * Foot and mouth disease: latest situation * Contents: * Current cases in Europe * Restrictions * Risk levels and outbreak assessments * Press releases and statements If you suspect foot and mouth disease in your animals, you must report it immediately by calling 03000 200 301 in England, 0300 303 8268 in Wales or your local Field Services Office in Scotlan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere": * * * I would like to welcome our witnesses for our hearing today, Mr. Joseph Humire, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, General Francis Donovan, Comman more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * War Department Senior Leaders Prioritize Western Hemispheric Security * The War Department is prioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere, which is integral to U.S. homeland defense, said Joseph M. Humire, performing the duties of assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, who spoke today during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. Joint Task Force  more PR