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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19. The dispute between the U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic highlights a widening conflict over military AI use and government power over private firms.
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2026
Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic is anything but intelligent
On Thursday, Anthropic rejected the Pentagon’s demands that it agree to grant unrestricted use of its technology by the military by Friday, according to reports.
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, speaks during a conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin in New York on Dec. 3, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2026
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says
The ‌AI startup ‌has refused to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used ​to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance.
The Pentagon is "moving to deploy frontier ‌AI ‌capabilities across all classification levels," an official who requested anonymity said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 12, 2026
Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say
It is the latest development in talks between the Pentagon and top AI companies over how the U.S. will use AI on a future battlefield.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for a coal mining executive order in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025.
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2026
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal in bid to revive industry
The move is expected to tap special Cold War-era authorities under the 1950 Defense Production Act that gives the White House sweeping power to direct private industry.
U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby exchanged views on the regional security environment with Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
Top U.S. and Japan officials discuss reinforcing military alliance
U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby exchanged views on the regional security environment with Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi.
U.S. and Japanese officials inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptor at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2026
Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of Patriot missiles
The framework agreement clears the way for talks over a contract to increase production of the most advanced variant from about 600 missiles a year to 2,000.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2025
For Hegseth, there is one boat strike he doesn’t want the public to see
A “second strike” on a boat in September killed two survivors clinging on to the remains of an overturned vessel.
U.S. senators telling American troops they don’t have to obey illegal commands has sparked ire from President Donald Trump, underscoring the enduring principle that soldiers must follow conscience and the law above orders.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2025
The duty to disobey unlawful orders was America’s idea
Members of Congress made a video in which they remind active service members that “our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2025
Hegseth defends decision to kill survivors in Caribbean strike
The nearly two dozen strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific have come under bipartisan scrutiny.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter launches from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while operating in the Caribbean Sea on Nov. 18.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2025
A matter of state-sponsored ‘murder’ on the high seas
A fundamental concept of war is “hors de combat,” which translates as “out of combat,” and attacks on those who are disabled and removed from fighting are forbidden.
The New York Times alleges that the Pentagon's new press policy violates the rights to free speech and due process and that, if allowed to stand, will "deprive the public of vital information about the United States military and its leadership."
WORLD
Dec 5, 2025
New York Times sues Pentagon over press access
At least 30 news organizations, including Fox News, the Washington Post and Reuters, chose to give up their press badges rather than sign the Pentagon’s new press policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, U.S. secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2025
Hegseth keeps Trump’s favor for now despite fresh missteps
A Pentagon inspector general found that Hegseth risked endangering U.S. pilots, troops and attack plans when he sent sensitive information via the messaging app Signal.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participates in a Cabinet meeting, at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2025
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen strikes
The investigation determined that the transmission of sensitive information could have endangered U.S. troops if intercepted.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L), President Donald Trump (C), and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) prepare to depart at the conclusion of a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
Hegseth says he didn’t see boat attack survivors and backs decision to strike again
The Trump administration has made attempts to equate suspected drug traffickers with terrorists, despite objections from many legal experts.
The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba, among others, should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2025
Pentagon cited Alibaba on China military aid in Oct. 7 letter
The letter was sent to Congress roughly three weeks before the U.S. and China agreed to a broad trade truce.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 20.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2025
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
A half dozen small contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes have been awarded.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, speaks at Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Pentagon threatens to prosecute senator by recalling him to navy service
Sen. Mark Kelly had joined other Democrats in Congress with backgrounds in the military and intelligence community to urge U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders.
The commercial hub of Lagos Island, in Lagos on Monday. Nigeria has faded from U.S. focus in recent years, and it was unclear what prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2025
Whiplash: How Trump’s threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities
Trump’s announcements in the past week on everything from nuclear testing to Nigeria have caught many off guard.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2025
Press groups condemn U.S. Defense Department rules governing media access
The new policy would constrain the media’s ability to cover the world’s most powerful military.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new Pentagon policy mandating pre-approval for unclassified information threatens to reverse nearly a century of First Amendment protections.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2025
Hegseth tries turning back 94 years of press freedom
The history on his side has been discredited by the Supreme Court for a century.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
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