Bryan Bender
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:26
The State Department and the Pentagon are feuding over who should control decisions on supplying military aid to foreign nations.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 08:47
The Obama administration and the Iraqi government are eager to retake Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, but the top U.S. military brass says not so fast.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:37
U.S. military leaders are skeptical about calls for escalating the war against the Islamic State, saying they have watched too many of their troops’ hard-won victories slip away amid civilian inattention in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 00:00
High-level US diplomats have concluded that Cuba should no longer be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, raising the prospect that Secretary of State John F. Kerry could remove a major obstacle to restoring relations with the Cold War-era foe.
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia may also have lessons far beyond the region, Gates said, including for the fragile government in Afghanistan.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 00:00
The number of flights transporting tons of Colombian cocaine from Venezuela, destined for the United States, has risen sharply, according to US and foreign intelligence reports
Monday, August 18, 2008 - 00:00
These "semi-submersibles," which exhibit some of the same characteristics as military submarines, mark a significant advancement in the ability of drug smugglers to slip past coastal defenses