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24 Sep 2018, 12:40 pm
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced the signing of a new “Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement” between the two countries, which will allow India to buy new defense technologies from the U.S. and access secure communications systems. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 5:00 am
Like most of the military establishment, Defense Secretary James Mattis is and has long been a strong advocate of the need to address climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels as a matter of national security. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 12:14 pm
Not all appointments may go to hardliners, however: there are rumours that Trump plans to meet with Mitt Romney and General (RET) James Mattis to discuss positions as secretaries of State and Defense, respectively. [read post]
13 Dec 2017, 2:11 pm
In October, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified to Congress that the administration does not need any congressional authorization to continue the war against ISIS - which Obama began and continued without congressional authorization. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 1:03 pm
The president’s executive order gives Defense Secretary James Mattis—in conjunction with the attorney general, the director of national intelligence, the secretaries of homeland security and state, and others—90 days to draft a policy “governing transfer of individuals” to the prison. [read post]
10 Jun 2017, 5:58 am
In this week’s Water Wars, Jared Dummitt and Eliot Kim noted Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visit to Sydney. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 10:30 am
And while Secretary of State Tillerson has familiarity with the region due to his project at ExxonMobil to drill for oil in conjunction with Russia, and Defense Secretary James Mattis focused attention on the Arctic in his confirmation hearings, diverting U.S. military and diplomatic resources to the area may be a bit of a challenge. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 8:00 am
” How long that long-term commitment might be is unclear but a NATO official told CNN last week that the current cooperation “has no fixed end date” and Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on his recent trip to Baghdad that “I imagine we'll be in this fight for a while and we'll stand by each other. [read post]
26 Jan 2017, 10:19 am
Yet CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis, both of whom have voiced opposition to the use of torture, were reportedly “blindsided” by the draft order and were not aware of it before it became public, according to Politico. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 11:53 am
While Defense Secretary James Mattis will keep troops in Syria in an effort to keep Islamic State insurgents from regaining ground in the country, U.S. officials state that American troops might also be needed to deter Iran’s military presence in Syria and prevent Iran from transporting weapons to its allies. [read post]
5 May 2018, 7:43 am
James Pohl’s April 25 ruling denying defendant Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s defense motion to dismiss in United States v. al-Hawsawi; the legal weight of reports that “major combat operations” have concluded in Iraq; and the contours of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s report on the future of detainee policy, among others. [read post]
23 Dec 2017, 7:30 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis - probably the administration's most respected cabinet member - has warned that a war with North Korea would be a "catastrophic conflict. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 8:12 am
Baghdad’s likely exclusion is a recognition of Iraq’s key role in fighting the Islamic State and reflects the input of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, two key Trump advisors who counseled on Iraq’s behalf. [read post]
30 Mar 2017, 11:24 am
The Washington Post tells us that Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA), a former Air Force lawyer and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis requesting information on how the Trump administration is waging its air campaign against ISIS, drawing attention to comments by Trump during the election and suggesting that the administration may be in violation of the laws of war. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 10:20 am
.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote a concerned letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and acting Director of National Intelligence Michael Dempsey to “urgently request a classified briefing regarding our actions and objectives,” in Yemen. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm
Notably, within 48 hours of President Trump issuing his threat, Defense Secretary Mark Esper disavowed the domestic use of military force to quell protests, and Former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who served for two years in the Trump Administration, broke his silence to decry President Trump’s threats as antithetical to American values. [read post]
20 Apr 2018, 4:00 am
Publicly, Defense Secretary James Mattis contended, “as our commander in chief, the president has the authority under Article II of the Constitution to use military force overseas to defend important U.S. national interests,” though privately Mattis was apparently more skeptical about the president’s authority to act against the Syrian government without prior congressional approval. [read post]
5 Feb 2017, 7:00 am
Most agree that the Kremlin seems determined to disrupt European unity, including Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who in his confirmation hearing in January told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “I think right now, the most important thing is that we recognize the reality of what we deal with with Mr. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 9:30 am
The Post writes that Defense Secretary James Mattis, in meeting with 27 other defense ministers in Brussels for a NATO summit, told NATO allies that they must increase defense spending by year-end, or the Trump administration will “moderate its commitment” to them. [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 8:14 am
Former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James recently weighed in as well, acknowledging the challenges facing military space activities but opposing the creation of a separate Space Force. [read post]
