Alabama Army National Guardsman Spc. Dexter Hanson meshes his ghillie suit with the surrounding brush for better concealment during a training exercise in Xanthi, Greece, May 18, 2021. (Sgt. Samuel Hartley/Army)Airmen from five squadrons across the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing participate in the 2021 Dragon Challenge at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., May 19, 2021. (1st Lt. Ricki Sidorov/Air Force)Marines navigate combat rubber raiding craft during small boat tactics training at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, May 27, 2021. (Sgt. Cody Rowe/Marine Corps)A sailor signals an air-cushioned landing craft to depart the well deck of the USS Portland for an amphibious raid exercise in the Pacific Ocean, May 17, 2021. (Cpl. Ian M. Simmons/Marine Corps)A Task Force Phoenix UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, is prepped for a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in the Middle East, May 22, 2021. (2nd Lt. Kyle Gallagher/Army National Guard)Marines offload a light armored vehicle during an expeditionary advance base exercise at San Clemente Island, Calif., May 15, 2021. (Sgt. Alexis Flores/Marine Corps)A recruit chief petty officer stands at the lead of her formation May 13, 2021, before there pass-in-review graduations ceremony at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill. (MC1 Spencer Fling/Navy)Ground crews move a B-1B Lancer into position at the Benefield Anechoic Facility on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 20, 2021. The B-1B, assigned to the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, out of Dyess AFB, Texas, will be used to conduct testing of Pre-processor Flight Software 6.42. (1st Lt. Christine Saunders/Air Force)Paratroopers exit a CH-47 Chinook on May 10, 2021, as they conduct an air assault during exercise Northern Edge 21 at Fort Greely, Alaska. (Staff Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk/Army)Navy Seaman Jerry Wynn climbs a ladder aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield in the Atlantic Ocean, May 27, 2021. .MC2 Nathan T. Beard/Navy)
Spy cases are rare. More typically, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
The jockeying to replace the retiring NATO chief is intensifying as leaders of the 31-member alliance are set to meet for their annual summit next month.
