Prospective CENTCOM CO Votel Calls for Bringing Arab Ground Troops Into Fight Against Islamic State
The United States might soon be exercising “tough love” with its partners in the Middle East to get focus on…
EUCOM Breedlove: Indiscriminate Russian Bombing in Syria Worsening European Immigration Crisis
The U.S. senior commander in Europe warned the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Syrian regime’s continued use of barrel…
Document: Report to Congress on the Islamic State and U.S. Policy
The following is the Feb. 9, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, The Islamic State and U.S. Policy.…
Document: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
The following is the Feb. 9, 2016 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee.…
National Intelligence Director Clapper: ISIS ‘Most Significant’ Non-State Threat to U.S., Allies
The “most significant” threat to the United States and its allies from a non-state actor remains the Islamic State, the…
Council on Foreign Relations Panel Outlines Divisions in Syria Conflict
The path the United States has been on since 2011 to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immediately from power is…
VIDEO: USS Harry S. Truman Launches Anti-ISIS U.S. Carrier Strikes After 2.5 Month Pause
After a two-and-a-half month pause, the U.S. is again launching anti-Islamic State in Iraq and Syria strikes from an aircraft…
Dunford on ISIS: ‘The Enemy Doesn’t Respect Borders and Neither Do We’
In discussing the administration’s strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the chairman of the Joint…
Essay: Building a Mediterranean Arc of Stability for America’s Long War
The United States is truly involved in a Long War. While the Army and Marine Corps have enjoyed long periods…
Document: Report to Congress on Coalition Contributions to Countering the Islamic State
The following is the Nov. 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Coalition Contributions to Countering the Islamic State.…