On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
On December 13, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met his Lithuanian counterpart Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas at the Pentagon. The two men signed a new agreement on reciprocal defense… Continue reading "US and Lithuania Sign Interoperability Agreement as Lithuanian Tensions with Russia and China Escalate"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. This week’s articles focused topics including the death of the Indian First… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (6 – 10 December)"
Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense around noon on Friday, following a Senate vote confirming him as President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief, with… Continue reading "Lloyd Austin Sworn In as US Secretary of Defense"
With the impending departure of the Trump administration, the various political appointees in the Pentagon are similarly clearing out their desks. While the jury is still out on whether they… Continue reading "“I Cannot Wait To Leave This Job, Believe Me”: A Tale Of Two Appointees"
On Tuesday, 8th December, The Atlantic published an editorial by president-elect Joe Biden, explaining why he selected Lloyd Austin to be his Secretary of Defense nominee. The article is the… Continue reading "Biden Picks Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense Nominee"
President Donald Trump today announced that Mark Esper had been fired from his position as Secretary of Defense, bringing an end to weeks of speculation as to whether Esper would… Continue reading "Secretary of Defense Esper “Terminated”"