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Pentagon’s strategy planner wants China crisis channels
Mara Karlin emphasized the importance of crisis hot lines with China while highlighting the ongoing U.S. role in the Middle East.
Congress reacts to US airstrikes in Syria
The Pentagon’s announcement that that U.S. forces conducted deadly airstrikes in Syria sparked complaints from some of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies that he overreached, while key Republicans applauded the move.
By Joe Gould
Lawsuit blames Saudi Arabia for deadly 2019 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and that it could have prevented the killings.
After reshuffling, Israel could create ‘opportunities’ for regional military cooperation
Gen. Kenneth McKenzie believes moving Israel to CENTCOM from EUCOM will have long lasting benefits.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon: Troop numbers under review, role in Yemen shifts and extremism takes center stage
The review will inform troop levels and placements across the world.
By Todd South
Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push
Biden’s comments on Russia came as he asserted a broad reset of American foreign policy, including reversing Trump’s order to withdraw U.S. troops stationed in Germany and ending support for Saudi Arabia’s military offensive in Yemen.
US ends support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
Biden to announce end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen.
Foreign training programs could become a priority in Biden administration, experts say
Despite the changes in priorities under Trump, international military training programs continue to be a key pillar of U.S. foreign policy.
By Augusta Saraiva, Medill News Service
Air Force B-52s conduct third Bomber Task Force mission in Middle East this year
The bomber aircraft departed from Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana for the mission, which was designed to deter aggression in the region.
By Diana Stancy
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
The announcement comes as Saudi-American relations remain strained by the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the kingdom’s ongoing war in Yemen.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
By Joe Gould