Report: China, Russia Deepening Defense Partnership
China and Russia have developed an increasingly close security relationship that poses new and difficult challenges to the United States, according to a new report.
Defense
NATO Turns 70
Seventy years ago on Thursday, the United States, Canada, and 10 western European countries created what became, and still remains, the most successful military alliance in history. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization deterred the Soviet Union from overtaking western Europe and, remarkably, won the Cold War without actually fighting the communist empire. Then, after the …
Mattis on Syria Strategy: We Must ‘Keep Our Foot on the Neck of ISIS Until We Suffocate It’
Graham to Trump: ‘When It Comes to Syria, Do Not Read the Obama Playbook’
Cotton: ‘Geopolitics Starts at the End of an M-4’
Mattis Speaks to GOP Lawmakers at Annual Retreat: ‘I Need to Make the Military More Lethal’
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke to House and Senate Republicans on Thursday at an annual GOP retreat, where he said the military needs to be “more lethal.”
Trump Calls for End to ‘Dangerous’ Budget Caps on Defense Spending
President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged lawmakers to repeal congressionally-mandated budget caps on defense spending, calling the law “dangerous” to the U.S. military.
In his first State of the Union address to Congress, Trump demanded a long-term budget deal to ensure the United States maintains its military edge over adversaries, which he said must include the maintenance and modernization of the country’s nuclear arsenal.
Senior Pentagon Soldier Warns ISIS Fighters: Surrender or Be Shot in the Face, Beaten to Death
In two social media posts on Tuesday, the Pentagon’s senior enlisted service member issued a warning to Islamic State fighters, telling them to either surrender and be offered due process or face death by less-than-mainstream means.
Report: Trump Admin Policy Has Allowed for Increased Offensive Air Strikes in Afghanistan
The Trump administration has revamped U.S. military strategy against the Taliban and ISIS in Afghanistan, reversing the Obama administration’s policy prohibiting offensive strikes.
Trump Signs NDAA While Pence, Mattis, Service Members Look On
