Tag: Syria

Kerry: Obama Was for Bombing Syria Before He Was Against It

Lee Smith · November 12, 2013 6:37 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, shown here on Nov. 5, said in an interview on "Meet the Press" that President Obama's decision to use military force against Syria helped convince President Bashar Assad to give up the country's chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Beltway Confidential

John Kerry admits Obama lost in Congress on Syria strike

Joel Gehrke · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

A Syrian army soldier takes his position at a street in Sabina suburb, south of Damascus, Syria, on Friday. (AP Photo/SANA)

National Security

Syria-based groups say talks may be ‘last chance’

Diaa Hadid · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

The cyber threat is a serious national security issue. Indeed, itâs a virtual jungle out there. Our online enemies are legion, but they are not created equal. Among the ranks of our cyber competitors, China and Russia stand out as superpowers.

Fighting on the cyber battlefield: Weak states and nonstate actors pose threats

James Jay Carafano · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Obama turns Syria focus to measles, humanitarian crisis

Paul Bedard · November 7, 2013 5:00 am

Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told a U.N. gathering Tuesday that the international organization in charge of weapons inspections had reviewed 21 or 23 arms sites "declared by Syria"and 39 of 41 facilities at those sites. (AP Photo/Anti-Defamation League, David Karp)

U.S. officials skeptical of Syria’s weapons compliance

Susan Crabtree · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

Syria Seeks to Keep Chemical Weapons Factories

Syria Seeks to Keep Chemical Weapons Factories

Daniel Halper · November 1, 2013 5:34 pm

Senators: What’s the strategy in Syria?

National Security

Senators: What’s the strategy in Syria?

Pauline Jelinek · October 31, 2013 9:24 pm

Officials: Israeli airstrike inside Syria

Officials: Israeli airstrike inside Syria

Robert Burns · October 31, 2013 8:02 pm

Vice President Joe Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a breakfast meeting at vice president's residence, the Naval Observatory, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. President Barack Obama plans to host the prime minister at the White House on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Biden meets with Maliki, affirms U.S. commitment to Iraqi security

Meghashyam Mali · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

‘Kerry’s Empty Words on Syria’

‘Kerry’s Empty Words on Syria’

Daniel Halper · October 29, 2013 12:36 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is close to an Afghan security deal, is pushing ahead with Mideast peace talks and held an historic meeting with Iran's new foreign minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, over Tehran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

On the Rise: John Kerry tackles host of foreign policy disputes

Susan Crabtree · October 25, 2013 4:00 am