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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 05:30
If the president is serious about acting on what he described last Wednesday as his "unique responsibility to try and make this town work" and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the likely Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, continues to be of the mind that, as he expressed on election night, "we ought to start with the view that maybe there are some things we can agree on to make progress for the country," then the risk of continued government dysfunction latent in the institutional dynamics resulting from the voters' choices can be greatly mitigated. That's why it is important to identify policy areas where genuine bipartisan consensus can be found, to deliver some early successes for any renewed cooperation across the aisles and down both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Africa stands out as one such area.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 14:25
The letter includes the Office of Management and Budget's recommendations to President Obama on additional Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding to address the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the new Iraq Train and Equip Fund.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:50
Foreign air forces ordering the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will be able to customize the mission data packages loaded onto their aircraft in a compromise that defense officials say both preserves U.S. security and allows allies a greater degree of customization of their fighters.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:48
Afghan forces are dying at an unsustainable rate on the battlefield, a senior U.S. commander said Wednesday , in a troubling sign ahead of the departure of most U.S. and NATO troops by the end of this year.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:45
Since its formation in 1998 by Tahir Yuldashev and former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has sought to overthrow the government of Uzbek President Islam Karimov and establish an Islamic Sharia state in Uzbekistan, with the eventual goal of incorporating all the Muslim post-Soviet space under its control in a Caliphate.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 09:43
As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wraps up his state visit to China this week, Beijing is preparing to host a bevy of international leaders for the fourth ministerial meeting of the Istanbul Process.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:16
The National Defence Ministry, on Friday, took delivery of equipment from the United States, consisting in a cargo of night vision goggles.
U.S. ambassador in Tunis Jacob Walles said during the ceremony held in the barracks of Aouina that the equipment delivered to Tunisia is worth $2 million (about 3.2 million Tunisian dinars).
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:11
PM Irakli Garibashvili said on November 10 that former defense minister Irakli Alasania, ex-foreign minister Maia Panjikidze and ex-state minister for Euro-Atlantic integration, are responsible for a failure to dispel “misperceptions” in the West about selective justice in Georgia.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 07:55
The firing of Georgia's defense minister and ongoing shakeup of the Georgian government is the biggest political crisis the country has faced since the coalition led by former President Mikheil Saakashvili left office two years ago. But does it threaten the country's ties with the West?
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 07:53
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.405 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.