Tag: Terrorism

National Security

US pushes allies to increase support for medical aid groups in Syria

Joel Gehrke · May 4, 2018 7:01 pm

Ãrfhlaith Begley (pictured right), who recently won an election in Northern Ireland, is interviewed by media.

Beltway Confidential

Two stories sum up the state of Northern Ireland politics

Tom Rogan · May 4, 2018 6:20 pm

Beyond Boko Haram

James H. Barnett · May 4, 2018 5:11 am

National Security

US releases first Guantanamo Bay detainee of the Trump era

Katie Leach · May 2, 2018 10:55 pm

Smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers.

National Security

Iran must pay billions to families of 9/11 victims, federal judge rules

Katelyn Caralle · May 2, 2018 1:36 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Jim Mattis lowers expectations in Afghanistan as indicators trend down

Jamie McIntyre · May 1, 2018 5:48 pm

Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo pauses while speaking during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of State on April 12 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

National Security

Mike Pompeo believes Afghanistan’s nascent journalism will endure after 10 reporters killed

Joel Gehrke · May 1, 2018 12:29 am

National Security

Trump vows support for persecuted Christians in Nigeria

Gabby Morrongiello · April 30, 2018 5:03 pm

In this Oct. 31, 2018 photo, Afghan National Army soldiers participate in a live fire training exercise, at the Afghan Military Academy, in Kabul, Afghanistan. When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than itâs ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans. The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war and spent more than $900 billion on trying to stabilize the country.

National Security

US ambassador to NATO: Russia, Iran back Afghan terrorism

Joel Gehrke · April 27, 2018 4:59 pm

US Marine Robert Dewiit from Maryland (C) stands guard at post three inside the US embassy December 21, 2001 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

National Security

Taliban bent on ‘killing and capturing’ US troops in new spring offensive

Joel Gehrke · April 26, 2018 3:32 am

President Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.

Michael Barone: Trump’s Saudi policy gamble

Michael Barone · April 25, 2018 8:30 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort vindicates Russia and should lead investigators down a "Ukrainian trail" regarding interference in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

National Security

Russia, China mull larger role in Afghanistan

Joel Gehrke · April 24, 2018 7:52 pm