VOA: UN Chief Warns World Faces More Dangers in Year Ahead
GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres warns the world is likely to face many complex and new dangers in 2018. In a year-end message, Guterres appeals for greater unity to overcome these threats and create a more peaceful world.
When Guterres assumed office one year ago, the world was in the midst of a hopeful moment. Negotiations to end more than four decades of division on the island of Cyprus appeared to be moving toward a successful resolution.
Guterres jumped into the fray and worked tirelessly to produce that outcome. Unfortunately, the Greek and Turkish Cypriots were unable to bury their differences and live as one nation together.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 1, 2018
U.N. Secretary General issues worldwide 'red alert' for 2018 -- UPI
Mattis: Military Exercises May Be Postponed During Olympics -- Military.com
South Korea, Japan Weighing F-35B Acquisitions -- Sputnik
New Thermobaric Weapon Reportedly Joins Syrian Army (VIDEO) -- Sputnik
Russian Army Shrinks by Almost 300 -- Moscow Times
Russian Navy to focus on strategic non-nuclear deterrence - Commander-in-Chief -- TASS
Russia To Begin Testing Its Fearsome New "Pantsir-ME" Naval Close-In Defense System -- The Warzone/The Drive
Russia's Military Is Proving Just How Dangerous It Really Is (And Testing New Weapons) -- National Interest
Open Skies Treaty: Russia's Restrictions for US Observers Enter Force -- Sputnik
The Tactical Side of Russia’s Arms Sales to the Middle East -- Anna Borshchevskaya, RCD
US keeps persuading Turkey not to buy Russian missile systems — Pentagon -- TASS
Australian military worries played into swift Indonesian security deal, cabinet papers reveal -- The Guardian
Elite Soldier Dubbed Britain’s ‘GI Jane’ After Killing 3 ISIS Militants -- Task & Purpose
German Military Burnishes Image with Reality Show -- Sputnik
Trump shifts gears on Afghanistan -- The Hill
New in 2018: Three aircraft programs to watch -- Air Force Times
Adding New Digital Capabilities to the F-35 Line -- Second Line Of Defense
Air Force Could Test "Flying Aircraft Carriers" as Early as Next Year -- Motley Fool
US Lawmakers Push to Accelerate Aircraft Carrier Procurement -- Sputnik
USS John McCain crew rated it 'below average' before deadly collision -- UPI
USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap "Gray Wolf" Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses -- The Warzone/The Drive
Best of 2017: US Missile Defense Interceptors Get New Technology -- Scout Warrior
These Are All of the New Weapons the U.S. Army Will Use in 2018 -- National Interest
The Army Has New Plans to Build Big 'Guns' to Crush Russia in a War -- National Interest
We Know Almost Nothing About This Secret US Government Airline -- Popular Mechanics
2018 a big year of transition for military space -- Space News
Beginning today, transgender individuals can join the US military -- ABC News
Hero Soldier Died Saving Multiple Lives After Running In And Out Of Horrific Building Fire -- The Warzone/The Drive
2018 Pentagon priority: Speeding up foreign weapon sales -- Aaron Mehta, Defense News
The War America's Enemies Study That Changed Everything -- Kris Osborne, National Interest
US military photos from December -- CNN
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