Despite its recent battlefield losses in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State has now surpassed al Qaeda in the race to recruit recruiting future jihadis from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere across the globe. Published December 18, 2018
The Trump administration's point man in Afghanistan is demanding the Taliban agree to a six-month cease-fire as a prerequisite for future peace talks. Published December 18, 2018
Talks between the White House and South Korea over President Trump's demands that Seoul to pay more for U.S. military operations on the Korean peninsula have stalled. Published December 17, 2018
High-profile cyber attacks on U.S. military and civilian infrastructure networks and a possible proxy war with Iran top the list of possible national security threats facing the U.S. in the coming year, according to a new survey of foreign policy and national security analysts. Published December 17, 2018
They are among America's most elite military fighters, but a string of recent high-profile scandals and abuse allegations -- including drug-smuggling, detainee abuse and murder -- has put the U.S. special operations forces under unprecedented scrutiny, prompting a commandwide soul-searching. Published December 16, 2018
Top American and Canadian officials on Friday called for the release of several Ukrainian sailors currently being detained by Russia, demanding Moscow cease its aggressive actions in Eastern Europe. Published December 14, 2018
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the "predatory" practices of China and Russia, moves which National Security Adviser John Bolton said "deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive advantage." Published December 13, 2018
Rising costs and increasing difficult logistics issues have doomed the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle tribute to veterans, bringing to an end one of Washington D.C.'s most iconic Memorial Day events. Published December 13, 2018
The Pentagon's decision to draw down 10 percent of its counterterrorism operations in Africa comes as Russia and China are aggressively ramping up efforts to expand their influence on the continent. Published December 12, 2018
American, Japanese and Australian forces have abandoned the search for five missing Marines involved in a fatal air collision in the Pacific, after U.S. commanders on Tuesday declared the lost service members dead. Published December 11, 2018
President Trump is reversing course on proposed cuts to future military budgets, instead preparing to ask Congress for a substantial increase in the Pentagon's coffers for the upcoming fiscal year. Published December 10, 2018
President Trump named Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs, replacing Gen. Joseph Dunford as the Pentagon's top military officer. Published December 7, 2018
One Marine was killed and another wounded as American and Japanese search and rescue teams continue to seek survivors from a catastrophic midair collision between two U.S. warplanes in the Pacific, Marine Corps officials said Thursday. Five service members are still reported missing Thursday morning. Published December 6, 2018
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis has yet to approve a Department of Homeland Security request to extend the deployments of U.S. troops on the southern border into next year, pending a military review of the request. Published December 3, 2018
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said Monday Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the Taliban if the war in neighboring Afghanistan is to be ended. Published December 3, 2018
The Pentagon has identified a fourth U.S. soldier killed during a devastating roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, representing the single deadliest attack on U.S. forces in the war this year. Published December 3, 2018
The sudden death of one of the U.S. Navy's top commanders in the Middle East was likely the result of a suicide, according to recent reports. Vice Adm. Scott A. Stearney, commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, was found dead in his quarters at fleet headquarters in Bahrain on Saturday. Published December 2, 2018
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis delivered some harsh words toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government, saying the United States "simply cannot trust" the Russian leader or officials within his government. Published December 2, 2018
The White House's decision to issue a three-month "cease-fire" in the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China would be a welcome reprieve from the economic warfare between the two nations, but it remains unclear what tangible results can be achieved from the measure, a top House Democrat said Sunday. Published December 2, 2018
Iranian military leaders on Sunday vowed to press ahead with weapons testing of intermediate and long-range missiles, as well as other advanced arms systems, which have been banned by sanctions issued by the U.S. and United Nations. Published December 2, 2018
