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Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in the United States
New Clashes in Syria as Israel Hits Iranian Targets, U.S. Troops Attacked by Regime
On January 17, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s Syria strategy for the first time at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. Tillerson’s speech cleared up much of the uncertainty regarding whether the United States would stay in Syria after the defeat of the Islamic State, confirming that the administration would maintain a military presence in the country for the foreseeable future. In addition, he highlighted five key U.S.
On Oct. 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis on the Trump administration’s views regarding the need for a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF).
Iraq and Kurdistan Broker Oil Deals in Contested Regions
Trump Expected to Send Iran Deal Debate Back to Congress
The Trump administration seems to want it both ways on cybersecurity policy. On one hand, the White House has ordered the State Department to study and report on the United States’s “international engagement strategy” for cyber issues, signalling it takes the issue seriously. Yet Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s ongoing State Department reorganization hobbles U.S. cyber diplomacy by downgrading the central coordination office for international outreach on cyber issues.
Attack on Israeli Police on Temple Mount Launches Protests and Clashes
Emirati-backed Hackers Started Gulf Crisis, According to U.S. Intelligence
Trump Administration Agrees to Russia’s Ceasefire Proposal in Syria