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20 Nov 2015, 1:21 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Lawmakers are looking into whether “U.S. military officers skewed intelligence reports about Afghanistan” as policymakers question “the accuracy of the Pentagon’s assessments of the nation’s wars. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 5:01 am by Sean Quirk
The Pentagon urged the PRC to stop sending Chinese government vessels into the Senkakus’ waters. [read post]
11 May 2016, 1:07 pm by Elina Saxena
” Though the Pentagon maintains that the ship passed in innocent passage, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the “American naval vessel threatened China’s sovereignty, security and interests, and it harmed the safety of the people and facilities in the island, damaging regional stability. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 10:38 am by Scott R. Anderson
The Pentagon and State Department have argued that these “limited and lawful measures ... to counter immediate threats to U.S. or partner forces” are authorized by the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs as a corollary to the counter-ISIS campaign, though they have explicitly rejected the conclusion that the Assad regime or related forces are “associated forces” of ISIS under the 2001 AUMF. [read post]
23 Feb 2017, 9:20 am by David Bosco
  Whatever its eventual outcome, an investigation of U.S. conduct establishes an important precedent regarding international criminal scrutiny of American personnel and will be of intense interest to the Pentagon, the intelligence community, and the State Department. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 11:33 am by Jordan Brunner
The new Pentagon plan, which would also abolish the caps for troop deployments to Iraq and Syria, is set to be delivered to President Trump by the end of March. [read post]
3 Dec 2015, 2:32 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the Pentagon will open all combat roles to women without exception. [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 12:21 pm by Jordan Brunner
Patterson, who is the former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and was criticized for becoming too close to the regime of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, would be the fourth most senior person in the Pentagon if allowed to fill the position. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 7:35 am by Chris Mirasola
United States The Pentagon squelched last week’s rumors that the White House ordered senior military officials to tamp down rhetoric on China’s activities in the South China Sea. [read post]
25 Apr 2021, 7:01 am by Ali Wyne
The Pentagon stated in June 2019 that “[t]he Indo-Pacific is the single most consequential region for America’s future. [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 12:16 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
The Washington Post reports that President Obama is considering leaving a standing U.S. force of 5,000 troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016. [read post]
2 Oct 2015, 4:38 am by Aurel Sari
  The Concept Much like the Pentagon symposium, the Exeter workshop was devoted to exploring the legal ramifications of hybrid warfare. [read post]
17 Jul 2019, 5:13 am by Diana Lee, Paulina Perlin
But while the CIA and the Pentagon have issued new versions of their attorney general guidelines, other agencies have not. [read post]
1 Dec 2015, 1:30 pm by Elina Saxena
USA Today writes that the Pentagon could send more U.S. special forces to bolster the fight against ISIS if the 50 commandos currently in action prove effective. [read post]
22 Oct 2015, 12:17 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
According to the Pentagon, the captives faced “imminent mass execution. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 11:15 am by Elina Saxena
 According to the Wall Street Journal, “the Pentagon and State Department said on Tuesday they had directed family members of most military and diplomatic personnel in Turkey to leave the country, which has been hit by four major attacks this year. [read post]
10 Jan 2023, 5:16 am by Gabriel Schoenfeld
The Pentagon prepared a new Iraq war plan, which Bush approved. [read post]
30 Jan 2018, 4:00 am by Daniel Byman
” Former officials from the Treasury Department, CIA, the Pentagon and other agencies also made similar points, often much more vehemently. [read post]
26 Feb 2016, 11:24 am by Zack Bluestone
Wang was scheduled to drop by the Pentagon, but the visit was canceled due to a “scheduling conflict. [read post]
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the Pentagon’s office for civilian oversight of SOCOM—the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, (ASD(SO/LIC)). [read post]