The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Today's Headlines and Commentary   by Cody M. Poplin Thursday September 3 rd , 2015  at  3:02 PM Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices 1 Share Tanks returned to Tiananmen Square earlier today, but this time to celebrate an ascendant China as well as the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II . With fighter jets and helicopters soaring overhead and tanks, troops, and ballistic missiles rolling past, China’s President Xi Jinping presided over a parade that served both to promote his version of Chinese nationalism and underscore an ambition to make China the pre-eminent power in Asia. The event, which was controversial among many Western democracies, was attended by foreign dignitaries including Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. During the parade,  Xi announced that the People’s Liberation Army will cut 300,000 troops . While framed as an attempt to demonstrate

Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes on Isis by Alice Ross in London Thursday September 3 rd , 2015  at  12:14 PM Network Front | The Guardian 1 Share Spokesman for US Central Command says many of the allegations of fatalities have been dismissed or cannot be verified The US-led coalition bombing Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which has been described as the “most precise ever”, has received allegations that civilians have been killed in 71 separate air raids. A spokesman for US Central Command (Centcom) disclosed the claims in an interview with the Guardian. Many of the claims have been dismissed but he said 10 incidents were the subject of fuller, formal investigations. Continue reading... Helicopter hard landing kills Marine at Camp Lejeune Thursday September 3 rd , 2015  at  12:12 PM Home - CBSNews.Com 1 Share CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter came down hard during training exercise We