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17 Dec 2018, 11:09 am by Tom Smith
Defense Secretary James Mattis, who is generally both pragmatic and strategically-minded, sees “little in the long term that aligns Russia and China. [read post]
13 Dec 2018, 3:56 pm by Amy Howe
In 2018, the president directed the military to implement a memorandum from Secretary of Defense James Mattis, with recommendations from a panel of senior military officials, that would effectively ban transgender individuals from serving in the military. [read post]
5 Dec 2018, 5:00 am by Daniel Byman
So far, the president himself remains unconvinced and loyal to his Saudi friends, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis both called for a ceasefire, suggesting the administration position on the Yemen war may be softening. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 7:35 am by J. Dana Stuster
Legislators had requested that she testify alongside Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis last week, but she did not attend the hearing. [read post]
30 Nov 2018, 1:23 pm by Scott R. Anderson
” Then, later that day, both Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 1:20 pm by J. Dana Stuster
ABC reported on Monday that the number was inflated in the statement at the suggestion of Jared Kushner, with the support of Defense Secretary James Mattis. [read post]
24 Nov 2018, 8:34 am by Amy Howe
On June 30, 2017, James Mattis – the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration – announced that he would defer adopting the new standards to allow the military to “evaluate more carefully” their possible effects. [read post]
James Pohl, repeatedly approved of the government’s withholding of certain information due to security classification. [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 1:30 pm
In October 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis instituted the policy, which forces lawful permanent residents to pass new, undefined, and vague background investigations and requirements before even shipping out to basic training. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 8:24 am by Nathan Swire
  Following the closed-door meeting, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo conducted a joint press conference with the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign affairs committee, Yang Jiechi, and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe. [read post]
18 Nov 2018, 7:00 am by Robert Ross
Editor’s Note: Although the Trump administration has made much of China's rise when it comes to trade, the president should be focused more on the security implications. [read post]
31 Oct 2018, 5:20 am by J. Dana Stuster
Given that at least 18 of the individuals are under arrest in Saudi Arabia, the move is largely symbolic, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested that additional steps may be forthcoming. [read post]
23 Oct 2018, 10:57 am by Nathan Swire
These eight nations met on Oct. 20 following the meeting of the ASEAN nations, with the United States represented by Defense Secretary James Mattis and China represented by Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe. [read post]
22 Oct 2018, 2:53 am by Scott Bomboy
” But under Title 32, national guard troops remain under the control of each state’s governor, and when Secretary of Defense James Mattis requested 4,000 guard troops in April for border operations, the Defense Department said the deployments needed each governor’s approval. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 1:40 pm by Anushka Limaye
Beijing cancelled an annual security meeting with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, which had been scheduled for mid-October; the move displays increasingly frosty relations between Washington and Beijing as China had previously touted this meeting as an excellent forum for the two sides to have a productive discussion, says the Times. [read post]
30 Sep 2018, 4:03 am by Doug Cornelius
Senator), and  James Mattis (General, USMC) is impressive. [read post]
27 Sep 2018, 7:12 am by Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
Then again, in a normal administration, Defense Secretary James Mattis would not have survived the publication of Bob Woodward’s book “Fear"—which reported that Mattis defied a presidential order for a military strike against Syria. [read post]
26 Sep 2018, 2:24 pm by Anushka Limaye
As the Pentagon recalibrates its military focus towards China and Russia, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has announced that the U.S. is pulling four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain next month, reports the Journal. [read post]
25 Sep 2018, 9:42 am by J. Dana Stuster
Last Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CNN, “We will not let Iran get away with using a proxy force to attack an American interest; Iran will be held accountable for those incidents. [read post]