U.S. Government
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 06:24
The Under Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Michael Vickers, conducted his first trip to Central Asia this week, spending limited time on the ground in several countries of the region.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 06:23
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice argues in favor of military intervention in Syria in order to deter the use of weapons of mass destruction around the world.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 06:15
Officials from the United States and Tajikistan met in Dushanbe from August 27-28, 2013, to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation to counter nuclear smuggling.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 00:00
We are here today to examine the potential impact of gas resources in the region and globally. Unconventional gas has dramatically changed the energy landscape in the U.S., and there is no reason to think that the U.S. is the only place where this resour
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 00:00
Edmund was the leader of an organization which recruited multiple drug couriers to travel to Panama in order to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the United States.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 12:29
On the outskirts of Addis Ababa sits the engineering and production facility of one of the world’s most cutting edge high technology firms, the Ethiopian-American firm dVentus Technologies. This firm and its success could be a harbinger of change across the entire African continent.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 12:26
As USAID’s Food for Peace Officer assigned to South Sudan since October 2011, I have seen firsthand how U.S. government food assistance programs are simultaneously supporting communities’ efforts to create assets that strengthen their food security while providing vital timely assistance to food insecure South Sudanese.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 08:46
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power advocates for military action in Syria to punish the Assad regime for use of chemical weapons and protect U.S. security interests in the region and the world.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 07:00
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Muhammad al-Atiyah give a joint press conference following a meeting of many Arab foreign ministry officials with respect to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. They discuss the impending international response to the situation in Syria as well as economic aid to the Palestinian people.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 06:43
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry argues for a necessary moral response to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons, and suggests that a strong response will deter further usage of weapons of mass destruction around the world.