by Alex Lederman | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States must not reduce its commitment to Afghanistan in the wake of a difficult year, Gen. John Campbell, the outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee. “Afghanistan is at an...
by Mariana Alfaro | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday there are 3,700 American troops in Iraq fighting the Islamic State, but Turkey, the Gulf nations and Europe also need to to provide more military manpower against the terrorist group. During a speech to the...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Military leaders testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday expressed support for requiring women to register for the Selective Service, making them eligible for the future military drafts. “It is my personal view that every...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Presidential campaign rhetoric on the Islamic State often revolves around airstrikes and boots on the ground, but experts said Monday the candidates should be talking about the importance of fighting terrorism at its roots. “You have to try to bring some...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON– The Pentagon’s proposal to expand coverage for transgender service members raises questions about the government’s responsibility for the process of transitioning from one sex to another, Rep. Mac Thornberry said Monday. Thornberry, chairman of the...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The next president of the United States must develop a larger, long-term defense budget to strengthen American capabilities across the world, a Brookings Institution panel said Monday. Current defense spending is at roughly $600 billion annually....
by Allyson Chiu | Jan 28, 2016 | Energy, National Security
WASHINGTON– Nuclear power plants need to improve security systems to safeguard against non-traditional terrorist attacks, but that’s challenging for developing countries, nuclear security experts said Thursday. Nuclear power has grown in popularity in some...
by Jacob Meschke | Jan 27, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In response to an apparent fourth nuclear test by North Korea, a House panel debated Wednesday possible solutions to the threat to national security posed by the isolated communist country. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the...
by Jasper Scherer | Jan 27, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he plans to introduce legislation to repeal a provision in the big 2016 spending bill that effectively ended the ban on the use of Russian-made rocket engines. McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Armed Services Committee,...
by Alex Lederman | Jan 27, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Russia should collaborate with the United States in upcoming United Nations negotiations to help resolve the Syrian crisis and present united opposition to the Islamic State, a member of a Russian research team said Wednesday. “Without a political...
by Natalie Escobar | Jan 27, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON—Democratic countries’ inability to deal with the fallout from the Syrian civil war, including the “unprecedented numbers” of refugees and rise of terrorist groups like the Islamic State, has contributed to a decade-long decline in global freedom, according...
by Tyler Kendall | Jan 26, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In a symbolic gesture to show the world how close it is to destruction, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday “with utter dismay” that its Doomsday Clock will remain at three minutes to midnight. “This is a metaphor for how close we are...
