Author archiveCaroline Houck

What a Small ISIS Cell in Trinidad is Teaching SOUTHCOM

Just because a country is relatively small doesn’t diminish the threat, or the difficulty of mustering a counter-effort.

Pentagon Rebrands PACOM as ‘Indo-Pacific Command’

The change is symbolic, defense officials say, but it emphasizes the U.S.’s commitment to new partnerships.

The US Military Has a New Tool to Connect Its Far-Flung African Bases

A medium-earth-orbit satellite contract hints at AFRICOM’s data and connectivity needs.

What the Long, Corruption-Enabling, Mostly Failed Afghanistan-Stabilization Effort Tells Us

It’s about managing expectations: ours about the timeline, the foreign population’s about governance.

Show of Unity: US’ NATO Ambassador Says ‘We Are One’

Working to ease continental worries deepened by Trump’s Iran-deal decision, a top U.S. diplomat says America is as committed as ever to the alliance.

Summit plans hit a snag; How China steals US military tech; Secret Iranian missile lab, revealed; Russia is back in Africa; and just a bit more…

Record scratch: “There’s a very substantial chance that [the June 12 summit with President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-u] won’t work out,” Trump told reporters Tuesday (video, via …

Trump Touts Increased NATO Spending, But That Sort of Misses the Point, Experts Say

Experts say that the conversation’s been too focused on how much allies are putting toward defense, not on what they get for it.

Congress Wrestles with Foreign Infiltration of US Universities

The latest NDAA tries to stop potential adversaries from recruiting talent and stealing innovative technology on campus.