Trump’s Flurry of National Security Policies

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the United States’ new national security directives, a drone incursion into Latvian airspace, and a controversial delay in Zambia’s election. Policy Action In Washington U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a slate of national security directives this week, including aggressive tariffs on drones, measures that free U.S. companies to hack on behalf of the government, and changes to Navy policy. In the name of “securing American drone dominance,” the Trump administration on Friday announced a 100 percent tariff on drones weighing more than 25 kilograms and drones with thermal imaging; a 25…