Politico
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 06:23
The likelihood of Putin moves on Baltics and Central Europe is uncomfortably high.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 07:05
Ray Odierno, the outgoing Army chief of staff, expressed frustration at the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in a Fox News interview published Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 05:57
I just returned from a three-day trip there in my capacity as vice chair of the National Democratic Institute and I was truly inspired by the spirit I witnessed in a people who have been through so much turmoil in the past two years.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:34
Defense Secretary Ash Carter caused a stir Tuesday when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the $500 million program to train and equip “moderate” Syrian rebels to take on the Islamic State had so far yielded just 60 vetted candidates.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 06:45
Gulf states are scrambling to buy the French Rafale fighter jet, the highly-profitable backbone of Hollande's realpolitik economic diplomacy.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 07:11
The White House says the new batch of troops deploying to Iraq are going to train Iraqi recruits to fight the Islamic State. The Pentagon says the 450 American personnel headed to Al-Taqaddum Air Base are going over just as advisers.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 07:51
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter infuriated his Iraqi allies last Sunday when he blamed the loss of Ramadi on the Iraqi Army’s unwillingness to fight. Sec. Carter was correct in claiming that most Iraqi army units lack a will to fight, but in light of the horrible mismanagement, leadership and logistical support offered to an Iraqi army unit in combat compared to the professional and disciplined approaches of their opponents in the Islamic State, it’s almost unfair to point it out.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 06:01
Defense authorization bills winding their way through Congress are prompting alarm among transparency advocates over a series of proposals that would roll back the scope of decades-old sunshine laws, like the Freedom of Information Act.
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 11:25
Following a summit with Gulf Arabs the ended with no apparent breakthroughs, a buried line in a joint statement hinted at a potentially major development: possible American support for a new pan-Arab “rapid reaction” military force.
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 10:51
Defense authorization bills winding their way through Congress are prompting alarm among transparency advocates over a series of proposals that would roll back the scope of decades-old sunshine laws, like the Freedom of Information Act.