Current National Affairs Flashcards
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What is the name of the U.S. strategic framework that guides competition with China and Russia across diplomatic, informational, military, and economic domains?
Answer: Integrated Deterrence
Integrated Deterrence is the Biden administration's framework for combining all instruments of national power to deter and compete with rivals like China and Russia.
Which U.S. law prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, with some exceptions?
Answer: Posse Comitatus Act
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 generally prohibits using federal military forces for domestic law enforcement purposes.
The Arctic has become an increasingly contested strategic region. Which U.S. combatant command has primary responsibility for the Arctic?
Answer: NORTHCOM
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) has primary responsibility for the Arctic region as part of its homeland defense mission.
Which international body is primarily responsible for the global non-proliferation regime under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
Answer: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The IAEA serves as the primary international safeguards and verification body for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
What term refers to military actions taken to deny an adversary the use of space-based assets?
Answer: Counter-space operations
Counter-space operations include a range of kinetic and non-kinetic actions intended to disrupt, degrade, or destroy an adversary's space capabilities.
The U.S. Department of State's primary tool for conducting foreign policy through economic pressure, short of military force, is:
Answer: Economic sanctions
Economic sanctions are a key tool of statecraft, restricting trade, financial transactions, or asset access to pressure foreign governments or entities.
Which U.S. agency leads the whole-of-government effort to counter foreign influence operations targeting American democratic institutions?
Answer: State Department Global Engagement Center
The State Department's Global Engagement Center leads U.S. efforts to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation targeting democratic processes.