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9 Jul 2020, 5:01 am
Khan said he would be happy to mediate; the chief of army staff urged “maximum restraint” and de-escalation in a phone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and much the same in a phone call with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper; and Foreign Minister Qureshi promptly visited Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United States. [read post]
18 Feb 2020, 12:57 pm
And, indeed, to some extent, the opening quote and the angst of "Westlessness" on which the 2020 Munich Security Report is grounded, reminds us that Western elites are as stuck in the 191th century (the moment of its European apotheosis) as much as certain elements of Chinese and other elites are as stuck in the same century (marking the moment of their greatest decay). [read post]
23 Jul 2020, 9:05 pm
Defense Secretary Mark T. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 7:50 am
” The FONOP comes as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has outlined his vision for the Navy’s future fleet design, calling for a fleet of more than 355 ships by the mid-2030s and more than 500 ships by 2045 in order to match the growing capabilities of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. [read post]
3 May 2022, 4:18 am
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28 Apr 2022, 4:52 am
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6 May 2022, 4:27 am
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31 Mar 2020, 9:40 am
[A word that appears >10,000 times in court cases, in a wide range of fields -- yet some insist that law professors not be allowed to quote it.] [read post]
4 May 2022, 7:00 am
In 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper canceled Presidential Policy Directive-37, which memorialized that policy, giving the Pentagon renewed space to develop, procure, and use “smart” landmines – i.e., mines with self-destruction and self-deactivation features. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 5:01 am
On July 13, the United States hardened its position against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the South China Sea. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 8:12 am
Coronavirus Death Toll Rises Above 200; Experts Expect It to Spread The coronavirus, a virus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has killed more than 200 people and infected thousands more—mostly in China—over the past few weeks. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 6:55 am
U.S. and China Sign “Phase One” Trade Deal but Leave Key Issues Unresolved On Jan. 15, the United States and China signed a “phase one” trade deal that the Trump administration says will provide safeguards for intellectual property, boost sales of U.S. goods and services in China, and provide greater access to the Chinese market for U.S. companies. [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 10:28 am
Drawdown and Increased Attacks on Afghan Forces The previous drawdown schedule, created under then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, would have mandated that the U.S. maintain fewer than 5,000 military personnel in Afghanistan by the end of November, with a full military withdrawal by May 21, 2021. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 8:12 am
Coronavirus Death Toll Rises Above 200; Experts Expect It to Spread The coronavirus, a virus that originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has killed more than 200 people and infected thousands more—mostly in China—over the past few weeks. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 6:01 am
President-elect Biden, like President Trump before him, has chosen to nominate a well-regarded retired four-star general (Lloyd Austin III) to serve as his first secretary of defense. [read post]
3 Dec 2019, 6:31 am
Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer for his behind-the-scenes attempt to block the president from interfering in this process. [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 6:09 am
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has said that, so far, “more than a hundred” Islamic State foreign fighters have escaped from prisons guarded by Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops after the Kurds abandoned the prisons in order to try to fend off Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s forces. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 10:59 am
It’s not just that Defense Secretary Mark Esper is out. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
But the Trump appointees ignored that determination after a phone call between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Defense Secretary Mark Esper. [read post]
6 Jul 2020, 11:21 am
The committee will hear testimony from Sec. of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. [read post]
