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11 Oct 2017, 10:00 am by Suzanne Maloney
As a result, de-certification will have to be predicated on the dubious proposition that the deal does not serve American national security interests, a position Trump’s own defense secretary, James Mattis, refuted only days ago. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 11:53 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the U.S. effort against Pyongyang is “diplomatically led” but the U.S. will use military options if diplomacy fails. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 9:15 am by J. Dana Stuster
Just last week, Secretary of Defense James Mattis contradicted the president’s pending announcement and told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he considers the deal to be in the U.S. national security interest; he and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have consistently argued in favor of remaining in the agreement, according to reports. [read post]
9 Oct 2017, 10:25 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of Defense James Mattis disclosed during testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon has revised rules of engagement for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Times reported. [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 11:02 am by Garrett Hinck
Defense Secretary James Mattis said that upholding the Iran nuclear deal was in U.S. interests, contradicting President Trump’s criticism of the agreement, according to the New York Times. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 9:46 am by Garrett Hinck
-led NATO mission in Afghanistan said that one of its missiles malfunctioned in the course of airstrikes on insurgents firing mortars and rockets at the plane of visiting Defense Secretary James Mattis. [read post]
27 Sep 2017, 11:47 am by Garrett Hinck
Rockets struck Kabul’s international airport and the American Embassy as Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and NATO’s Secretary General, the Times reported. [read post]
14 Sep 2017, 7:07 am by George Ticoras, Esq.
Trainor previously served in the president’s administration as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, in the Department of Defense, Office of General Counsel. [read post]
14 Sep 2017, 4:00 am by Timothy B. Lee
Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, serves on the committee, which recommended that Trump block the Lattice deal. [read post]
12 Sep 2017, 12:16 pm by Garrett Hinck
While the administration is still debating its stance on the Iranian nuclear deal, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. [read post]
1 Sep 2017, 7:40 am by Ned Price
Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ terse and unequivocal disavowal on Wednesday of Trump’s Twitter declaration that the time for talk with North Korea had ended was greeted as just another Wednesday in the age of Trump. [read post]
31 Aug 2017, 9:30 pm by Sarah Madigan
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and the heads of the major branches of the military over President Trump’s decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military and to discontinue military funding for gender reassignment surgeries. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 10:34 am by Garrett Hinck
Defense Secretary James Mattis delayed the implementation of President Trump order changing the rules for transgender military service members pending further study, according to the Post. [read post]
29 Aug 2017, 9:45 am by J. Dana Stuster
Saudi Arabia Grooms Qatari Royal as Feud Continues The Saudi-led bloc working to isolate Qatar is trying to keep the Gulf feud in the family—both the figurative Gulf Cooperation Council family and the literal Qatari royal family. [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 11:48 am by Matthew Kahn
Defense Secretary James Mattis asked the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan to delay an upcoming independence referendum. [read post]
22 Aug 2017, 9:36 am by Sarah Grant, Jack Goldsmith
Contrary to these principles, by some accounts, President Nixon’s Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger ordered General George S. [read post]
22 Aug 2017, 9:34 am by Tom Smith
Secretary of Defense James Mattis received media criticism this week after commending Navy sailors in a speech earlier in the month for not being "pussies. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 9:30 am by Josh Blackman
Defense Secretary James Mattis was “appalled,” and stated he would not enforce the directive. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 7:57 am by Matthew Kahn
Secretaries of Defense and State, James Mattis and Rex Tillerson, announced that North Korea might still face a military response to nuclear provocations, according to the Post. [read post]
15 Aug 2017, 8:00 am by Shannon Togawa Mercer
Secretary of State Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis co-authored a Wall Street Journal op-ed emphasizing that the United States’ strategy is not aimed at ousting Kim Jong Un but, rather, the denuclearization of North Korea. [read post]