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26 Jan 2016, 12:29 pm by Alex R. McQuade, Cody M. Poplin
On Sunday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that he wants Middle Eastern countries to do more against the Islamic State. [read post]
25 Jan 2016, 10:54 am by Alex R. McQuade, Cody M. Poplin
The statement from Russia’s defense ministry follows media reports stating that Russia may be preparing to build another base in Qamishli in northeastern Syria. [read post]
23 Jan 2016, 7:30 am by Alex R. McQuade
Butch Bracknell commented on Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s consideration to de-rank General David Petraeus in response to the former CIA director’s disclosure of classified information to his biographer turned mistress. [read post]
22 Jan 2016, 1:18 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Defense News and NBC News report that Secretary of State John Kerry conceded that terrorists could possibly end up with some of the billions of dollars Iran will receive as a result of lifting sanctions following the implementation of the nuclear deal. [read post]
22 Jan 2016, 7:12 am by Lawfare Staff
Speaking at an event last week hosted by the National Committee on United States – China Relations, former Secretaries of Defense Harold Brown, William Perry, William Cohen, and Chuck Hagel recommended strengthening military-to-military relationships as the best means of staving off direct conflict between the U.S. and the PRC. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 1:37 pm by Elina Saxena
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has invited 26 other defense ministers to a meeting in Brussels in three weeks. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 9:04 am by Cody M. Poplin
And by virtue of that model, it’s currently the threat that we are worried about in the homeland most of all’’; Whereas, on November 16, 2015, following the attacks on Paris, France, ISIL released a video threatening to ‘‘strike America at its center in Washington’’; Whereas, on November 17, 2015, former Secretary of Defense Panetta warned that countering the threat posed by ISIL ‘‘isn’t about containment. [read post]
21 Jan 2016, 4:39 am by William Lietzau
I, myself, resigned as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Rule of Law and Detainee Policy two and a half years ago. [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 1:15 pm by Elina Saxena
The Wall Street Journal tells us that the move comes in response to a December request from Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s for “broader authority to expand the fight against Islamic State. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 2:08 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is reportedly reconsidering overruling an earlier recommendation to not de-rank the former CIA chief, in a move that will further diminish the once-esteemed general. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 1:59 pm by Michael Markarian
Agency for International Development to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, and bars any expenditures to train or assist military units or personnel that the secretary of state determines are credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the secretary reports that such expenditure is in the national security interests of the United States. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 4:38 am by Neil Kinkopf
Prakash manages to marshal an impressive defense of his claim. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 11:12 pm by Kevin
Chase also did not hire Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a law clerk, but in his defense, he was dead at the time. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 8:49 am by Alex R. McQuade, Elina Saxena
Most importantly, according to Clinton, the United States’ first line of defense to combating homegrown threats is the Muslim community itself. [read post]