U.S.- Estonia discuss security, defense and bilateral projects
Secretary of State and the Estonian Foreign Minister discussed U.S.-Estonia foreign policy.
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Border arrests down with help from Mexico, Latin America, says CBP chief
Agreements with Mexico and three Central American countries are increasing America’s capacity to stem the flow of illegal immigration in unprecedented ways, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Tuesday.
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Annual Freedom Run will honor James Foley’s legacy of moral courage
The U.S. government also should be more proactive in helping to bring them home if they are taken hostage, representatives of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation said at an October 1 screening of the HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.”
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Protestors demand justice on anniversary of Khashoggi’s murder
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, Code Pink, American Muslims for Palestine and other groups protested in front of the Saudi Arabian embassy on the first anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
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Marine Corps is not ready for coming global power struggle, says Commandant
Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger speaks at The Heritage Foundation on his plan for redefining the Corps in the next 25 years. Berger’s top priority is force design and reorienting military posture toward the Pacific.
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China isn’t complying with WTO commitments, Intellectual Property Alliance official says
USTR convened a public hearing on China’s compliance with the WTO commitments.
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State Department: Stabilization in Syria requires international cooperation
Administration officials joined Syrian experts at the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss alternatives on U.S. policy changes that could bring the Syrian conflict to a close.
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AJK President condemns “human rights crisis” in region
Speaking at a panel event hosted by New America, the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan addressed the “human rights and humanitarian crisis” in the Kashmir region.
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U.S. sees only “modest success” in return of refugees to northern Iraq, USAID official says
The U.S. has had only “modest success” in encouraging the return of refugees to Iraq’s Nineveh Plain and Western Nineveh, according to an official on the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Strong alliances, global investments key to China challenge
An assistant secretary of defense warns that the cost to the U.S. of complacency toward China could be “extremely high.”
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