U.S., NATO Leaders Thank Troops for Afghanistan Service

 FEB. 29, 2020 |BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and NATO Secretary…

America and The New Spheres of Influence: Sharing the Globe With Other Great Powers

By Graham Allison March/April 2020   *Influencers: at the Yalta conference, 1945U.S. National Archives / Alamy Stock Photo*…

U.S. Forces in Europe Work With Allies to Deter Threats

American forces continue to work with allies and partners in Europe as great-power competition with Russia…

How the Good War Went Bad:America’s Slow-Motion Failure in Afghanistan

By Carter Malkasian March/April 2020 *Pakistani protesters rally against the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in Karachi, Pakistan, September…

Taliban says peace agreement with U.S. to be signed by month’s end

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban said Monday that a peace deal with the United States will…

The Price of Primacy: Why America Shouldn’t Dominate the World

By Stephen Wertheim March/April 2020 The collapse of the Soviet Union revealed the bankruptcy of international…

U.S., Taliban Negotiate 7-Day Proposal for Reduction in Violence

FEB. 13, 2020 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS The United States and the Taliban…

The Folly of Retrenchment: Why America Can’t Withdraw From the World

By Thomas Wright For seven decades, U.S. grand strategy was characterized by a bipartisan consensus on…

For The Record: Joint Media Release By Nigeria, US and Island of Jersey on return of over US$300m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Joint media release by the Government of Jersey, the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…

FG, US, Jersey sign tripartite agreement on recovery of $300 million looted funds

…FG has strong record of transparency in usage of Recovered Assets – Malami Federal Government of…

Trump slams visa ban on Nigeria, 5 others

US President Donald Trump has finally implemented the much anticipated restriction of issuance of visa to…

U.S., France Strengthen Defense Relationship

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper welcomed France’s Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly to the Pentagon to…

Child marriage chart reveals girls can wed at 12 in some parts of the US – as lawmakers battle to raise age to 16

Several states – including Massachusetts – allow children to get married ‘in exceptional circumstances’ 65-year-old man…

New Pentagon Team Will Develop Ways to Fight Enemy Drones

By Oriana Pawlyk After announcing the Pentagon would ramp up its counter-drone efforts in the new…

U.S. Army green berets admit to stealing $200,000 in counter-terrorism cash

A former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring with four others to…

Nigerian confirmed one of the victims of Ukrainian plane shot by Iranian missile

A Nigerian, Dauda Onoruoiza, has been confirmed to be among the 176 passengers and crew that…

Breaking: Iran admits to ‘unintentionally’ shooting down airliner that killed all 176 people on board

·         Wreckage of the Boeing Co. 737-800 aircraft, operated by Ukraine International Airlines, which crashed shortly…

How to Avoid Another War in the Middle East

De-escalating After the Soleimani Strike By Kelly Magsamen A protest against the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in…

Iran and the United States: What Comes Next ?

By George Friedman In order to understand the current confrontation between Iran and the United States,…

How Iranian General was targeted by Hellfire missile after years of tracking his whereabouts – Report

Tracked for years…wiped out by a drone: How Qassem Soleimani was targeted by 230mph laser guided…