On December 31, 2023, the U.S. Navy fleet that was based off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea responded to a distress call by a Maersk Hangzhou container ship. The distress was due to members of the Houthi who tried to attack and board the container ship. In
On December 26th, 2023, the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its long-awaited consent for Sweden’s bid to join N.A.T.O. – the consent draws the Nordic country closer to becoming a member of the Western military alliance. The news came after Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, retracted his objection to
In December 2023, a Serbian power utility company came under a cyber attack. The attack was a “crypto-type” attack, which resulted in information encryption. As of this writing, EPS is actively recovering from the attack. These events are similar to events in the region in the past months, highlighting the
On July 11, 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, and the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Justice, offered a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of its leaders. With both the White House and Treasury Department
