PRESS ROOM

"General Austin’s operational and tactical skills are significant, but not central to the larger interests of a secretary of defense, who must weigh the costs and benefits of using force against domestic and diplomatic elements that contribute to U.S. strength and security. We need a defense secretary who is willing to control the excessive resource demands of the Pentagon, and resist the demands of senior military commanders."

General Austin’s operational and tactical skills are significant, but not central to the larger interests of a secretary of defense, who must weigh the costs and benefits of using force against domestic and diplomatic elements that contribute to U.S. strength and security.

Democracy is ultimately based on trust, and Donald Trump has single-handedly compromised our faith in our system of governance. There is no easy fix for his treachery.

Democracy is ultimately based on trust, and Donald Trump has single-handedly compromised our faith in our system of governance. There is no easy fix for his treachery.

“President Trump’s lame duck Middle East arms bonanza continues,” William Hartung, the director of the arms and security programme at the Centre of International Policy think tank, told The Guardian.

"President Trump's lame duck Middle East arms bonanza continues," said William Hartung, director of the arms and security program at the Center of International Policy. "Selling more bombs to Saudi Arabia, given its history of indiscriminate airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians in Yemen, should be a non-starter."

General Austin’s operational and tactical skills are significant, but not central to the larger interests of a secretary of defense, who must weigh the costs and benefits of using force against domestic and diplomatic elements that contribute to U.S. strength and security. We need a defense secretary who is willing to control the excessive resource demands of the Pentagon, and resist the demands of senior military commanders.

"The military victory is out of the reach of the federal government. It's out of the reach of the U.S. government. But it's also unlikely that Al-Shabaab can achieve a decisive military victory. And, therefore, it's time to change the strategic goal to one of political reconciliation and peace negotiations."

"The military victory is out of the reach of the federal government. It's out of the reach of the U.S. government. But it's also unlikely that Al-Shabaab can achieve a decisive military victory. And, therefore, it's time to change the strategic goal to one of political reconciliation and peace negotiations."

“President Trump’s lame duck Middle East arms bonanza continues,” William Hartung, the director of the arms and security programme at the Centre of International Policy think tank, told The Guardian.

“President Trump’s lame duck Middle East arms bonanza continues,” Director of Arms and Security Programme at the Centre of International Policy William Hartung told The Guardian.

"President Trump's lame duck Middle East arms bonanza continues," said William Hartung, director of the arms and security program at the Center of International Policy. "Selling more bombs to Saudi Arabia, given its history of indiscriminate airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians in Yemen, should be a non-starter."