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by The Wall Street Journal | Mon, 04/17/2017 - 2:54pm | 0 comments

“A limited troop presence would support a strategy aimed at containing Iranian aggression.”

by Voice of America | Mon, 04/17/2017 - 3:30am | 0 comments

U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made the remarks Sunday after talks with Afghan leaders on his first trip to Kabul since taking office.

by The National Interest | Mon, 04/17/2017 - 3:03am | 1 comment

“Good strategies are essential for the priority national-security challenges America faces, whether it is Syria, ISIS, Russia, China, North Korea or Afghanistan.”

by The Tampa Bay Times | Sun, 04/16/2017 - 11:54am | 14 comments

“It was born out of deadly failure and evolved into an organization that other nations seek to emulate.”

by Associated Press | Sun, 04/16/2017 - 10:53am | 1 comment

“The military is looking for new ways to bring in more civilians with high-tech skills who can help against IS and prepare for the new range of technological threats the nation will face.”

by The Wall Street Journal | Sat, 04/15/2017 - 5:31am | 0 comments

“Pentagon brass take lead on decisions that were made by White House under Obama; ‘I authorize my military,’ Trump says.”

by Voice of America | Sat, 04/15/2017 - 4:46am | 1 comment

"Eastern Afghanistan was chosen for the first use of the bomb Thursday for what may seem like a counterintuitive reason: to avoid civilian casualties, because the target was in such a remote place."

by Gary Anderson | Fri, 04/14/2017 - 6:22pm | 0 comments

The decision to strike the Shayrat airbase in Syria after it was linked to the Sarin gas attack on civilians has generally received bipartisan support in the U.S. and found approval among our allies.

by Military Times | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:41pm | 0 comments

"President Trump called the recent high-profile military actions overseas proof that he’s fulfilling his promise to let defense leaders act decisively without interference."

by Voice of America | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:13pm | 0 comments

Dozens of American soldiers have deployed to Mogadishu to train and equip Somali and African Union Mission in Somalia forces fighting extremism in Somalia.

by Voice of America | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:04pm | 0 comments

As the United States and Russia clash on Syria, another war-torn nation could play out as a renewed theater for the U.S.-Russia rivalry: Afghanistan.

by DoD News | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 6:12pm | 0 comments

The Defense Department released this 2003 footage today of a MOAB test after news of the Afghanistan strike was released and published.

by United Press International | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 2:19pm | 0 comments

"The U.S. Air Force dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb for the first time in combat on Thursday, targeting an underground Islamic State complex."

by DoD News | Wed, 04/12/2017 - 11:05pm | 0 comments

U.S., coalition and partner forces are edging toward victory in the campaign to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in and around Raqqa, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq.

by Georgetown Security Studies Review | Wed, 04/12/2017 - 9:57am | 0 comments

"If the United States wishes to maintain its place as a world leader and wisely secure its own interests, it must stay decisively engaged in Africa."

by Voice of America | Tue, 04/11/2017 - 9:31pm | 0 comments

The provincial police chief in Uruzgan told Afghan media that intelligence reports showed visiting Russian generals were providing Taliban militants with weapons and training.

by DoD News | Tue, 04/11/2017 - 7:29pm | 0 comments

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander, U.S. Central Command, conduct a joint briefing from the Pentagon Briefing Room, April 11, 2017.

by Reuters | Tue, 04/11/2017 - 5:17pm | 0 comments

"Several EU and NATO countries signed up to establish a center in Helsinki to research how to tackle tactics such as cyber attacks, propaganda and disinformation."

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:14am | 0 comments

A short note concerning SWJ signup issues, the News Page, and book review authors.

by Voice of America | Mon, 04/10/2017 - 4:30pm | 0 comments

The top U.S. diplomat, meeting for the first time with other leaders from the world's major advanced economies, is looking for support for U.S. military action before heading to Russia.

by DoD News | Mon, 04/10/2017 - 10:30am | 0 comments

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Dr. Mark E. Green of Tennessee to become the next Secretary of the Army.

by Evan Salbego | Sat, 04/08/2017 - 12:28pm | 2 comments

In the Information Age, the principles of warfare remain basically the same. Our engagement area still resides within the minds of our opponents.

by The Wall Street Journal | Fri, 04/07/2017 - 7:15pm | 2 comments

"Soldiers believe that their job is to fight and win battles. So it should come as no surprise that military leaders aren’t adept at forging peace." Review by Robert H. Scales.

by The Washington Post | Fri, 04/07/2017 - 3:42am | 0 comments

"Even for a president who advertised his coldblooded pragmatism, the moral dimensions of leadership find a way of penetrating the Oval Office."

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 04/07/2017 - 2:56am | 0 comments

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