A weak State Department means you have to have a stronger Defense Department.
I think China's goal is to become a global military and economic power.
I believe we need a fully funded State Department complemented by a fully funded Defense Department.
It is time for Congress to visit the issue of signing on to UNCLOS, and we should sign on.
There's no question that we're now in a period of great-power competition with China and Russia.
The consequences could be significant for the United States.
The current allocation of United States military force on the continent is sufficient to enable our African partners to ...
can you expand on the 'consequences' for the United States and our allies should Djibouti continue to act based on Chine...
The U.S. does not have enough deployed forces to contain the various VEO networks across the continent.
over the next year, do you expect the personnel commitment to AFRICOM to grow?
What is the opportunity for any kind of U.S. leadership? Because we are enabling the Saudis to continue their battle the...
I believe that some of my colleagues have already asked you about basically what I see as a hollowing out of the State D...
But we are enabling the Saudis.
I would think that a 25 percent cut to the State Department would make it a lot harder for you to work with your partner...
Russia and China pose an enduring threat to United States and Allied interests.
Russia is developing an intercontinental-range hypersonic glide vehicle intended to defeat ballistic missile defenses.
NATO has undertaken a reorganization to proactively combat Russian aggression.
We also cannot forget about Russia. The Kremlin now claims a new class of hypersonic glide vehicle under development tha...