In den USA ist ein «Agentengesetz» schon lange in Kraft. Das Gesetz über ausländische Agentenregistrierung (Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA) schreibt eine Meldepflicht vor. Wenn eine Organisation als «ausländische Agentin» im Sinne von FARA betrachtet wird, muss sie sich registrieren lassen und regelmässige Berichte über ihre Aktivitäten und Finanzierungen vorlegen. Dies dient der Transparenz und der Vermeidung von unlauteren Einflussnahmen aus dem Ausland.
Foreign Affairs: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations
By Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko
April 16, 2024
CNN 31.3.24 video Annelle Sheline, who served as a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, explains her decision to resign from the Department based on the US response to the war in Gaza.
Popular resistance , March 24, 2024
ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals For Sanity
SUBJECT: On The Brink Of Nuclear War
The narrative often emphasizes a minimal footprint, yet the existence of approximately 60 bases, including 13 drone bases, paints a different picture. #WorldBEYONDWar
Among the young, social media, gaming and “rough sex” may contribute to this trend---Minskningarna "är inte triviala", som författarna skrev i studien, som publicerades den 19 november i Archives of Sexual Behavior. Mellan 2009 och 2018 ökade andelen ungdomar som inte rapporterade någon sexuell aktivitet, varken ensam eller med partners, från 28,8 procent till 44,2 procent bland unga män och från 49,5 procent 2009 till 74 procent bland unga kvinnor. Forskarna fick den självrapporterade informationen från National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior och använde svar från 4 155 personer år 2009 och 4 547 personer år 2018. De som svarade på den konfidentiella undersökningen var mellan 14 och 49 år gamla.
George Beebe I referat av en podcast) : "We have to negotiate for an all-new security system for Europe, taking into account all sides of this problem. Russia does not feel itself to be secure. And we can laugh about this and say that we never had an aggressive approach towards Russia, but Russians think so. And they are ready to kill for..."
The Defense Department's Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 begins this month with goals of strengthening allied interoperability through demonstrations of joint military cooperation across branches and nations.