John Kerry, Secretary of State, and Federica Mogherini, European Union representative for foreign affairs and security policy, have signed the European Union Military Logistical Assistance Agreement in a push to boost crisis
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The Philippines has agreed to drop the mention of a United Nations-backed court’s decision on a legal challenge with China over South China Sea in an Association of Southeast Asian Nations communique
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The U.S. government has approved a plan to return Defense Department dependents back home from Turkey in response to security concerns in the region, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Defense Secretary Ashton
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Chairman Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and their colleagues of the House Intelligence NSA and cybersecurity subcommittee have requested clarification on international laws for cyber warfare. In a bipartisan letter sent Thursday to
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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd, currently assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has been chosen to succeed the retiring Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly as commander of the U.S. Southern Command,
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The U.S. government has relaxed its longtime restrictions on arms sales to Vietnam in a move aimed at helping that nation bolster its maritime security, Bloomberg reported Friday. K. Oanh Ha writes
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Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. could modernize its nationwide electricity infrastructure and facilitate wider adoption of energy, moves he believes could help open up a $6 trillion renewable energy market, Reuters
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The U.S. and Australian governments were set to sign an agreement to conduct joint military exercises in Australia for 25 years as the U.S. shifts its focus to the Pacific, Agence France-Presse reported Monday.
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Israel’s Security Cabinet will meet later Friday to discuss an international humanitarian ceasefire proposal that calls for Israel and Hamas to consider possible new Gaza border arrangements, Associated Press reported Friday. Hamas
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Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that the U.S. government will supply Egypt with 10 Apache helicopters soon as part of U.S. military assistance to Egypt, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday. AFP reports
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