Senators McCain, Cardin Question Lack of U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan in Letter to Obama
The lack of a pending arms package sale to Taiwan has raised concerns with two U.S. senators on America’s commitment to…
Document: Letter from Sens. Cardin and McCain to White House on Arms Sales to Taiwan
The following is a Nov. 19, 2015 letter from Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) to the White…
Panel: Law Authorizing ISIS Strikes Could Be Up For Review When Congress Returns
Because the 2001 Authorization of the Use of Military Force “has no sunset” or “geographic limits,” a panel of legal…
The Implications of Expanding ISIS Airstrikes Into Syria
The start of U.S. airstrikes in Syria early Tuesday morning local time marks a major expansion of the air campaign…
Comprehensive Anti-ISIS Air Campaign Includes Syria
The U.S. will launch a comprehensive air campaign to exterminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS or…
Cheney: Islamic Fundamentalists Not In Decline, Isolationist Republicans Are ‘Dead Wrong’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said President Barack Obama was wrong in asserting that the threat from Islamic fundamentalists to…
Opinion: Sunset for NATO?
President Barack Obama spent a night on the borders of Russia in Estonia, a country with a sizeable Russian minority,…
Arming Syrian Rebels Will Do Little
After years of debate and increased involvement in the training and logistical support of Syrian rebel forces, the U.S. government…
U.S. Wants Closer Military Ties With China
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and a senior leader of China’s People’s Liberation Army vowed to increase naval…