by Oyin Falana | Sep 26, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — When the Senate approved legislation last week for $700 billion in defense spending in 2018, lawmakers once more left out a provision sought by the Pentagon – a plan to save $10 billion by consolidating and shutting down a number of military bases...
by Ricky Zipp | Sep 26, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Ensuring a stable and independent military and police forces in Afghanistan is vital to U.S. strategic interests, and the U.S. official responsible for monitoring Afghanistan reconstruction believes progress is being made. But other foreign policy experts...
by Jacob Rogers | Aug 23, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON- If the United States and its allies want to defeat ISIS and prevent its expansion, they must understand the root appeal of ISIS and of extremism generally national security experts said Monday. At an event hosted Monday by the Atlantic Council, a foreign...
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by Hannah Levitt | Aug 18, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Kenya’s near 80 percent voter turnout and lack of extreme violence mark the country’s move toward a more peaceful, democratic election process, according to a panel of Kenya specialists. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was first...
by Eric Englert | Aug 17, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, an infrastructure cooperative between Pakistan and China that is part of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, has increased mass executions that are part of Pakistan’s ethnic cleansing in a region of...
by Jacob Rogers | Aug 15, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- On June 26, Nia Sammons, 29, finally got the email she was hoping for: she was one of 50 spouses selected for the Military Spouse Fellowship Program, which offers a free course to earn certification as an Accredited Financial Counselor®, a job perfectly...
