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MIKE WALTZ

Then-U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz checks his mobile phone while attending a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on April 30.
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2025
Hacker behind U.S communication breach stole data from across government
The discovery potentially raises the stakes of a breach that has already drawn questions about data security in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (bottom center) and other Trump administration officials mishandled security by discussing a military strike on a commercially available messaging app, exposing vulnerabilities and raising questions about poor judgment.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2025
U.S. allies get a Signal chat’s worth of red flags
In the short term, that may have few real consequences. Although insulting, the administration’s assessment of Europe’s weak military capabilities is correct.
Snow covers part of the roof at the U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025
U.S. delegation to visit Greenland as Trump talks of takeover
Trump has made the U.S. annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on Jan. 20.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and national security adviser Mike Waltz speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation on Ukraine-Russia peace talks, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2025
Ukraine-U.S. ceasefire proposal puts onus on Putin
The Russian president may attach his own set of conditions for ending the war with Ukraine that would be difficult for Kyiv and its European allies to accept.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference in Warsaw on Feb. 14.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2025
U.S. defense chief and national security adviser avoid naming Russia as aggressor in Ukraine
Asked if Russia attacked Ukraine without provocation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz both portrayed the question of as a distraction.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump and other Asian leaders pose for a family photo during a the ASEAN-U.S. 40th Anniversary Summit in Manila in November 2017. The U.S. president-elect’s Cabinet secretary level and other picks for his second term point to a tougher China policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2025
What Trump’s appointments tell us about his Asia policy
Donald Trump’s second term as president appears set to intensify efforts to curb China’s influence while maintaining crucial alliances in Asia.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a briefing for reporters at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2025
Sullivan urges Trump team to focus on China cyberthreats
The warning from the National Security Advisor follows a series of high-profile attacks by Chinese hackers against U.S. agencies and companies.
Rep. Michael Waltz, a Republican from Florida, speaks with former President Donald Trump while attending the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in August 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2024
For Waltz, advising isolationist Trump is a Taiwan-sized challenge
Florida congressman Mike Waltz has built his reputation in Washington as a China hawk, working on a House task force to coordinate policy toward Beijing.
Marco Rubio debates Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary race. The president-elect has named the senator from Florida as his prospective secretary of state.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2024
Trump’s Cabinet picks make clear his priorities. Allies get ready.
Trump claims a mandate — winning the popular vote and both Houses of Congress — but his margin of victory is smaller than he will admit.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Nov. 4. Trump is expected to name Rubio, a loyalist who Trump passed over as his vice presidential running mate, as secretary of state.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2024
Trump diplomacy and security picks likely to anger China but reassure Japan
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select Sen. Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state and Rep. Mike Waltz to be national security adviser.

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