by Joe Snell | Oct 8, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Kurdish-led protesters gathered outside the White House to demand President Trump stop a Turkish military advance into Northeast Syria, an area secured by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The rally was hosted a day after Trump ordered...
by Joe Snell | Oct 3, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is preparing to make large structural changes to the way it trains soldiers and supports other branches of the military to meet the coming challenges of a global power struggle in the Pacific as China emerges as a top military power, the...
by Joe Snell | Oct 2, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The U.S. has six conditions essential for future governance in Syria, senior diplomats and military officials said Wednesday, but they believe implementing the changes will only be possible with the cooperation of other countries. “The Syrian...
by Joe Snell | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States is responding to China’s expansion of its global economic and military influence by keeping a clear focus on strengthening international relationships and prioritizing military and cybersecurity investments, a Pentagon official said...
by Joe Snell | Sep 28, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Despite a significant increase in dollars and manpower, the U.S. has had only “modest success” in encouraging the return of refugees to Iraq’s Nineveh Plain and Western Nineveh, according to an official on the U.S. Agency for International...