List of Department of Defense articles
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BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis exit the clubhouse after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Trump’s Asia Policy Is More Confused Than Ever
Differences among top U.S. officials are complicating policy with the Asia Pacific community.
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trump nato Trump Discovers Article 5 After Disastrous NATO Visit
Trump’s public performance in Brussels was a disaster. Behind closed doors, it was even worse.
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South Korean protesters hold placards during a rally against the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system near the US embassy in Seoul on April 28, 2017. Seoul on April 28 brushed aside US President Donald Trump's suggestion it should pay for a $1 billion missile defence system the two allies are installing in South Korea to guard against threats from the North. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) In Nod to China, South Korea Halts Deployment of THAAD Missile Defense
The new government in Seoul moves quickly to stymie a signature part of the U.S. security shield in northeast Asia.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. Clapper and Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart , the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, both testified on a range of topics including Muslim extemist groups and cyber threats to U.S. security. (Photo by Evy Mages/Getty Images) Former Intelligence Chief Calls Russia Scandal Bigger Than Watergate
James Clapper Takes Trump to Task on Russia Investigation, Comey firing, and says “the Russians are not our friends.”
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford (L) testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee on defense readiness and budget update in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Lawmakers Are About To Take Their Shot at Trump’s ‘Historic’ Military Buildup
Trump’s budget isn’t popular on the Hill, and things may begin to get messy.
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South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-Koo (L) shows US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis (C) how to pose for a tri-handshake, as Japan's Defence Minister Tomomi Inada looks on, during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017. The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defence ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. / AFP PHOTO / Roslan RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images) James Mattis’s Reassurance Tour Is Winning Admirers But Not Believers
The defense secretary is limited in how much he can reassure allies when his boss's erraticism is making them so unsettled.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House from after spending the weekend in Florida, on February 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day trump visited U.S. Central Command where he spoke to troops there. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Trump’s Budget Is American Caesarism
On militarism, exhaustion, and decadence.
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A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces on June 3, 2014 in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. Some 2,000 civilians, including more than 500 children, have been killed in regime air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo since January, many of them in barrel bomb attacks. AFP PHOTO / BARAA AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. Is Helping Allies Hide Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Syria
The Pentagon is doing its partners in the anti-Islamic State campaign a favor, at the expense of its own transparency.
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GettyImages-654549794crop 2 Percent Is No Magic Number
If Donald Trump’s favorite NATO metric told the whole story, Greece would be America's best ally in Europe.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One for his first trip as President, on the South Lawn of the White House January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Team Planning Possible Retaliation for Classified Leak Allegations
White House officials concoct “ludicrous” revenge plan targeting former Obama administration.
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A computer running a Windows Server is seen connected into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC on May 13, 2017. International investigators hunted on May 13 for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world -- from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European car factories. / AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images) The United States Is Not Ready for a Cyber-Pearl Harbor
The weekend’s massive “ransomware” attack exposed the glaring vulnerabilities in our cybersecurity readiness.
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GettyImages-177649177 Pentagon Email Addresses Being Used in Cyber Spoofing Campaign
Defense Security Service email addresses "are being used in a spoofing campaign."
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trump crop Trump Wants New Aircraft Carriers to Turn Back to ‘Goddamned Steam’ Power Catapults
“It sounded bad to me. Digital. They have digital. What is digital?” Trump said.
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us forces somalia U.S. Navy SEAL Killed, Two Wounded, in Counter-Terror Raid in Somalia
Trump steps up the fight against terrorists in Africa and Middle East, leading to a wave of combat deaths.
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GettyImages-623849100crop Pentagon Watchdog Opens Investigation of Foreign Payments to Flynn
The disgraced former national security advisor’s legal troubles appear to be mounting.
