National Security News

• Trump Discusses Status of Taliban Talks With National Security Team
  
  'The meeting went very well, and negotiations are proceeding,' the White House says in a statement following the meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Trump Gets Update on Afghan Peace Plan with Troop Pullout Possible
  
  President Donald Trump was briefed on Friday by top national security advisers on the status of negotiations with the Taliban on a U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan and the potential for a political settlement between the warring sides.
  Newsmax.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Beijing says US blacklisting China's largest nuclear power firm is 'just an excuse'
  
  "The US administration has abused the blacklist in the name of safeguarding US national security," Chinese state media said, citing similar tactics used on Chinese tech giant Huawei.
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• John Bolton predicts 'unprecedented partnership' between US and UK after Brexit
  
  John Bolton, the US national security adviser and ally of Donald Trump, has delivered repeated boosts to Boris Johnson's premiership during a two day visit to London.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Theresa May refused to take part in US operation to protect ships in the gulf
  
  The US national security adviser John Bolton is currently visiting London and said the UK's original preference was to take part in a European operation in the gulf.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• US Courts Brexit Britain With Trade Deal Talk
  
  US President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a US-UK free trade agreement, national security adviser John Bolton told British officials on Monday.
  Voice of America.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• U.S. eager to help Britain post-Brexit with new trade deal
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a U.S.-UK free trade agreement, national security adviser John Bolton told British officials on Monday.
  CBC News.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Former national security officials want domestic terrorism treated as a priority
  
  After the deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend, a group of former senior directors for counterterrorism at the National Security Council called on the government to make addressing domestic terrorism a high priority. ...
  CBS News.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.
• Intelligence Matters: A CBS News original national security podcast
  
  "Intelligence Matters" is a weekly podcast about national security and policy hosted by CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Japan to strike South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens
  
  South Korea is fiercely opposed to the move, which Japan says is due to national security concerns.
  BBC News.  Friday, 2 Aug 2019.
• China's Beijing Kunlun to revisit IPO for dating app Grindr
  
  Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech said it would revive plans for an initial public offering of popular gay dating app Grindr after a U.S. national security panel dropped its opposition to the plan.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Dan Coats, Who Challenged President Trump, Is Ousted From Top Intelligence Job
  
  The departure of the director of national intelligence means that almost every senior member of President Trump's original national security team is gone from his or her job.
  NPR.  Sunday, 28 Jul 2019.
• Opinion: Trump Gave Pakistan What It Wanted, But Afghan Peace Is Far From Guaranteed
  
  In his Washington visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a legitimate role for Pakistan in shaping Afghanistan's future, writes Shamila N. Chaudhary, a former National Security Council director.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 24 Jul 2019.
• Report: Trump Considers Removing Bolton as National Security Adviser
  
  President Donald Trump is considering removing national security adviser John Bolton, according a report Tuesday morning.
  Newsmax.  Tuesday, 23 Jul 2019.
• Ex-NSA contractor to be sentenced in stolen documents case
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) - A former National Security Agency contractor awaits sentencing in Baltimore's federal court for storing two decades' worth of classified documents at his Maryland home. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 19 Jul 2019.

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