Trump administration officials are seeking insight into U.S.-China relations from an unlikely source – the ancient Greek historian Thucydides who chronicled the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan in order to break a stalemate in a 16-year-long war, according to the Associated Press, citing a “Trump administration official.”
On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense James Mattis signed a deal to sell $12 billion worth of American F-15 fighter jets to Qatar, which is currently undergoing a severe diplomatic breach with other Arab nations and has been called into account for its support of terrorism by President Donald Trump.
Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed Wednesday that President Trump has directed him to set U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, undoing restrictions placed by former President Obama.
Defense Secretary James Mattis called North Korea the “most urgent and dangerous threat,” effectively demoting Russia from the top position.
President Donald Trump met with his cabinet on Monday, giving Americans an update on everything his administration is doing to make the country better.
The U.S. military confirmed a military exercise by Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the South China Sea Thursday, a move that prompted Beijing, which illegally claims most of the sea, to remind Washington that it remains “vigilant” before U.S. exercises.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has expressed its “firm opposition” to “irresponsible remarks” by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who demanded at a security conference in Singapore this weekend that China cease its mission to colonize the entire South China Sea.
Defense Secretary James Mattis over the weekend assured nervous allies in the Asia Pacific that the U.S. military is committed to securing stability in the region, amid several rising threats.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who commanded troops in war, delivered a powerful speech honoring fallen service members at Arlington Cemetery on Monday.
President Donald Trump honored fallen members of the United States military on Memorial Day, laying a wreath at the Tomb of Unknowns at the Arlington National Cemetery.
In a Sunday interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Secretary of Defense James Mattis cautioned that a war with North Korea would be “catastrophic” and “the worst kind of fighting in most people’s lifetimes.” “The North Korean regime has hundreds of
The U.S.-led coalition has increased airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) by 50 percent this year, as it seeks to inflict insurmountable damage on the terrorist organization.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday provided an update on the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, including on two significant changes President Trump has authorized that will accelerate progress and defeat the terrorist group.
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Senators received a rare briefing at the White House on Wednesday from the President Trump’s national security team on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which has become one of the most pressing foreign policy challenges early on in the administration.
Speaking at a news conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, Secretary of Defense James Mattis declared Syria has unquestionably retained chemical weapons stockpiles in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and warned dictator Bashar Assad not to use them again.
In an interview with the Russian state outlet Sputnik, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad argues “there’s no difference” between American soldiers and “terrorists on the ground” in Syria.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis pressed for a political settlement of the Yemen conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels when he arrived in the Riyadh this week as part of a multi-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering positioning nuclear weapons in South Korea in an attempt to fend off rising hostility from the North Korean regime.
At a news conference in London, Secretary of Defense James Mattis was asked about his 2012 assessment of Iran as the greatest threat facing the United States. He turned to North Korea instead, suggesting Pyongyang has displaced Tehran as top threat in the Trump administration’s reckoning.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that American troops should remain in Iraq even after the Islamic State is defeated.
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Thursday following what the Saudi government proclaimed to be a successful meeting with President Donald Trump. The two reportedly discussed tensions in the Middle East with a focus on “confronting Iran’s destabilizing regional activities.”
Multiple news outlets have confirmed that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Asia and Australia next month. He is expected to visit Japan, China, and Indonesia, among other stops.
The government of Vietnam has condemned China for imposing a fishing ban over its territory in the Paracel Islands, a South China Sea archipelago that China illegally claims as its own.
Donald Trump’s Navy Secretary nominee Philip Bilden has withdrawn his name from consideration over difficulties in separating from his business interests.
This past weekend brought the world another banned missile launch from North Korea followed by another emergency UN Security Council meeting. Another round of diplomatic tough talk and sanctions is surely on the way.
The Chinese government bristled at reports suggesting the Trump administration is considering a new round of Freedom of Navigation operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea, warning the United States not to “challenge China’s sovereignty” in territory international courts have found China has no claims to.
Germany’s defense minister agrees with America’s call for European NATO members to shoulder more of the burden in the alliance.
China has unveiled a new advanced missile government officials say can hit regional rivals India, Japan, and Taiwan, just days after Defense Secretary James Mattis left the region.
The Chinese government sent three warships to sail within 12 nautical miles of Japan’s Senkaku Islands shortly after U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis concluded his visit to South Korea and Japan.
In a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday, President Donald Trump agreed to a meeting in May with leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The summit is to be held in Brussels.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis concluded his visit to Japan this weekend with a glowing statement praising Tokyo as a “model of cost-sharing” on defense, while warning China that the United States will not hesitate to defend Japan’s East China Sea islands should Beijing make a move to colonize them.
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration has decided to scrap the Obama White House plan for recapturing the Islamic State capital of Raqqa in Syria.
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, has warned North Korea that any attack on the United States would lead to a retaliation that is both “effective and overwhelming.”
The Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has published a column attacking President Donald Trump for his administration’s attempts to reassert Washington’s commitment to its alliance with South Korea, accusing Trump of increasing the possibility that North and South Korea “will be thrown into a war.”
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Japan Friday to meet with senior defense officials and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reaffirming America’s commitment to helping Japan defend itself against an increasingly belligerent North Korea.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in South Korea Tuesday to meet his counterpart in Seoul and acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke with his South Korean counterpart on Tuesday in anticipation of his arrival to the region later this week, expressing commitment for the defense of the region against North Korean belligerence.
Approximately 200 radical leftists protested and picketed outside of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)’s Pacific Heights mansion in San Franisco on Sunday to oppose what they have labeled as her “pro-Trump voting record” because she voted in favor of confirming a few of the president’s Cabinet picks.
