Counterterrorism
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 08:17
East African countries have substantially increased their spending on national security to beef up capacity in the face of terrorism and political instability in the Horn of Africa.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:55
The president is so spooked by the prospect of "a third American war in the region" that he has compromised our security to prevent it. He ought to have understood that he wasn't starting a third American war in the region -- he needed to finish the first one.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:33
“My job is to look at Africa and see where the threat to the United States is,” Linder said as he unfolded his map and traced circles around the territories where he knew extremist groups were operating.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:26
The United States posted $18 million in rewards Friday for the capture of four African militants involved in the kidnapping of foreigners and attacks on Western targets.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:00
The United States is contemplating talks with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 06:44
The U.S. military has the capability to conduct air strikes over Iraq within hours. The problem is they don’t know exactly who they are supposed to be targeting.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 06:38
As President Obama weighs airstrikes against marauding militants in Iraq, he has concluded that any American military action must be conditioned on a political plan to try to heal Iraq’s sectarian rifts.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 12:37
This week the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization held a hearing on “The Ongoing Struggle against Boko Haram” and the Department of Defense' Africa Center for Strategic Studies launched the 15th Annual Senior Leaders Seminar in Washington, DC. Read more on these stories and other news highlights from the African region below.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 06:52
The speed and ease with which well-armed and highly trained ISIS fighters took over Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and Tikrit, the birthplace of former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, have raised significant doubts about the ability of American intelligence agencies to know when ISIS might strike next, a troubling sign as the Islamist group advances steadily closer to Baghdad.