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Two crossed lines that form an X . It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. The Pratas Islands, known as the Dongsha Islands in Chinese, in July 2008. Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images
Russia s 2014 annexation of Crimea prompted much international outrage but little meaningful action.
Today, a similar scenario could easily unfold in the South China Sea.
In this case, China would be the aggressor, while Taiwan s Dongsha Islands, which Beijing also claims, are the potential targets.
Russia s 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine prompted much international outrage but little meaningful action. President Vladimir Putin was able to forcefully redraw his country s borders, shrugging off the international sanctions that the United States and European Union imposed in response.
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On his first day in office, President Joe Biden quietly implemented new restrictions on US drone strikes.
The temporary measures make such strikes subject to review by the National Security Council, and they have potentially far-reaching implications.
The Pentagon confirmed this week that President Joe Biden has imposed new, temporary restrictions on counterterrorism drone strikes outside of active battlefields, making them subject to review by the National Security Council.
According to The New York Times, which first broke the news, the rules were quietly put in place on Biden s first day in office, as a stopgap measure while his national security team conducts a broader review of US counterterrorism operations.