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US-Backed Forces in Iraq, Syria May Face Challenges for Years
Latest report by three inspectors general details weakness in anti-ISIS effort.
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The Surprising Good News About Voting Security
With today’s midterms, America’s election infrastructure has never been more carefully monitored by government officials. But will that be enough?
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China is Exporting its Cyber Surveillance to African Countries
Beijing has trained African officials on its sprawling system of censorship and surveillance.
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Mattis Sets 30-Day Deadline for Yemen Ceasefire
“We’ve admired this problem for long enough down there,” the defense secretary said.
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'Extraordinarily Important': Top US General Defends Saudi Relationship, Yemen War
‘I think it is better if we are engaged,” CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel says in an interview.
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After Laser Attacks, Pentagon Spending $200M to Protect Pilots’ Eyeballs
The contracts came just months after the U.S. accused China of trying to blind military pilots in Africa and the Pacific.
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China Is Secretly Enrolling Military Scientists in Western Universities
Dozens of scientists and engineers linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army obscured their military connections when applying to study overseas.
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Beijing Tells South China Sea Command: Prepare for War
The Southern Theatre Command must "concentrate preparations for fighting a war," Chinese president Xi Jinping said this week.
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Mattis Treads Carefully on Khashoggi Crisis
The defense secretary condemned the killing of the Washington Post columnist but did not accuse Saudi Arabia, in keynote speech at security conference on the Persian Gulf.
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