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Senator Reed steps in as Senate Armed Services chairman In his new role, Rhode Island Democrat will face issues ranging from the expanding Chinese military to extremism within the US ranks By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 8:41 p.m. Email to a Friend Democratic US Senator Jack Reed at the US Capitol.STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images PROVIDENCE — In many ways, US Senator Jack Reed now has his dream job: After 23 years on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the West Point graduate is finally chairman of the powerful panel. But in that post, he will face so...

Secretary Austin faces a clear choice: eliminate the legally mandated Miller reforms and eviscerate civilian control of USSOCOM or stand up to his erstwhile colleagues in the general officer ranks.

© Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria Biden has been a major disappointment for those who hoped that he’d change course regarding America’s pathological involvement in overseas conflicts. The new White House Team has been in place for more than a month and it is perhaps time to consider where it is going with America’s fractured foreign policy. To be sure, when a new administration brings in a bunch of “old hands” who made their bones by attacking Syria and Libya while also assassinating American citizens by drone one might hope that those mistakes might have served as valuable “lessons...

By Bashir Bello, KANO The second republic lawmaker, Dr Muhammad Junaid has called on members of the National Assembly, NASS to pass a law to stop the nepotism and disrespect for public opinion of Nigerians following President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of the former service chiefs for ambassadorial appointments. Dr Junaid made the call in an interview with VANGUARD on Thursday. The former lawmaker said the law should make it mandatory that any service chief or uniform personnel upon completion of service should stay seven years for any appointment into political office. Dr Junaid said t...

As Biden admin dials New Delhi, India-US pledge to boost defence ties India Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 17:00 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 28: Both India and US have reaffirmed the commitment to expand an already growing defence security cooperation. On Wednesday, National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval spoke to his counterpart, Jake Sullivan and defence minister, Rajnath Singh with US defence secretary General Lloyd Austin. The NSAs agreed to work closely to further advance India-US relations, which are built on shared values and common strategic and security interests. They highlighted the n...