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  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    Obituary
    Ashton Carter, US defence secretary, 1954-2022

    He opened up all combat roles to women and encouraged investment in advanced military technology

  • Saturday, 3 June, 2017
    Chinese politics & policy
    US appeals to China over North Korea nuclear threat

    Mattis warns of ‘pace and scope’ of weapon development and need for Beijing’s support

  • Monday, 24 October, 2016
    World
    Tensions rise between Baghdad and Ankara over Mosul offensive

    Turkey says it has killed 17 Isis fighters in battle for Iraq’s second city

  • Sunday, 4 September, 2016
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    US defence: Losing its edge in technology?

    The Pentagon is on a charm offensive in Silicon Valley but many see no need to embrace government

  • Monday, 11 July, 2016
    US politics & policy
    Pentagon to send more troops to Iraq

    Extra forces expected to help Iraqis retake Mosul from Isis

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2016
    US politics & policy
    Pentagon lifts transgender ban

    US ends one of the last restrictions in armed forces

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2016
    Global migration
    Nato to expand role in tackling refugee flows in Mediterranean

    Defence ministers push for broad ‘maritime security operation’ beyond the Aegean

  • Monday, 6 June, 2016
    Chinese politics & policy
    Beijing defies criticism as it charts course in S China Sea

    ‘Facts on the water’ have been altered in face of fierce rhetorical battle

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2016
    Aerospace & Defence
    US Pacific hawk urges keeping a sharp eye on China

    Admiral Harry Harris pushes for a tougher stance in the South China Sea

  • Monday, 18 April, 2016
    Global Economy
    US to send Apache helicopters and further troops to Iraq

    Deployments, along with provision of $415m to Peshmerga, are latest escalation of military presence

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2016
    Aerospace & Defence
    US to sail submarine drones in South China Sea

    ‘Unmanned undersea vehicles’ part of Pentagon plan to deter Beijing from seeking to dominate region

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2016
    Roula Khalaf
    US takes cyber warfare mainstream

    No one, Moscow included, will argue against America’s use of the internet to attack Isis

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2016
    Cyber warfare
    US launches online assault against Isis

    First wartime assignment for Pentagon’s new Cyber Command

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2016
    US race relations
    Obama’s plans for nuclear arsenal raise fears of new arms race

    Campaigners are concerned by US proposals for a new generation of smaller, more flexible nukes

  • Friday, 25 March, 2016
    World
    US says it has killed senior Isis ‘finance minister’

    Al Qaduli described as prominent figure in jihadi circles and involved in some overseas plots

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2016
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    US military: Robot wars

    More money must go to technology to confront China and Russia, say some people in the Pentagon

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2016
    Global InsightGeoff Dyer
    Bienvenue and G’day to America’s new best friends

    UK and Israel replaced on list of key allies

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2016
    US politics & policy
    US urges Arab nations to boost fight against Isis

    Gulf countries to come under pressure at meeting in Brussels next month

  • Friday, 18 December, 2015
    US politics & policy
    Kerry walks high wire in talks with Putin

    US secretary of state seeks co-operation over Syria without caving in to Russia

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2015
    US politics & policy
    US defence chief admits email ‘mistake’

    Ashton Carter says he used a personal account for some official business

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2015
    US politics & policy
    US to open all combat roles to women

    Military to remove ‘brass ceiling’ despite Marine Corps unease

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2015
    US politics & policy
    US urges Turkey to seal border with Syria

    Friction between allies as Obama announces plan to escalate military campaign

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2015
    Chinese politics & policy
    America’s mixed maritime signals in the South China Sea

    Details have given rise to confusion over what exactly the USS Lassen did, writes Euan Graham

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2015
    Chinese politics & policy
    US warns China against flexing its maritime muscles

    Ashton Carter, defence secretary, boards aircraft carrier near contested areas of South China Sea

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2015
    World
    Plans for US-Asian statement scrapped over South China Sea spat

    Beijing demands exclusion of reference to maritime disputes

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