National Security

How Iran Will Move Forward Without Gen. Qassem Soleimani

11:41am January 03, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rand Corporation Iranian expert Ariane Tabatabai about what could be next for the U.S. and Iran following the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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Visitors celebrating the New Year use binoculars to watch North Korean territory Wednesday, near the border between North and South Korea.

Why North Korea's Kim Jong Un May Be Leaving The Door Open To Nuclear Talks

1:09pm January 01, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

Kim Jong Un did not follow through on warnings about a harder line nuclear stance. Analysts say North Korea may be waiting to gauge President Trump's political prospects in 2020.

In this undated photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes a symbolic visit to Mt. Paektu in the country's north.

Kim Jong Un Says North Korea No Longer Bound By Testing Moratorium

5:09am January 01, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures.

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President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019.

Trump's Push For Lofty Nuclear Treaty Sparks Worry Over Current Deal

5:00am January 01, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump and his Russian counterpart have the coming year to deal with an expiring nuclear treaty that will lapse just after the end of his first term.

Outraged Iraqi protesters, angered by U.S. strikes on armed battalions belonging to an Iranian-backed militia, attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday.

U.S. Sends Reinforcements As Protesters Try To Enter U.S. Embassy Compound In Baghdad

11:18pm December 31, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators as President Trump called on Iraq to intervene with force. The protesters are angry about a series of U.S. airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia.

Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in northern Virginia in March. A top official with the United Nations says that her punishment for refusing to testify amounts to torture.

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Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says

7:07pm December 31, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.

A Look At U.S. Interests In Iraq

5:21pm December 31, 2019

by Greg Myre

Iraqi militiamen set fires and chanted "Down with America" outside the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. The larger issue, rarely discussed by the Trump administration, is what are U.S. interests in Iraq today?

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Former DOJ Official On Why She Thinks Domestic Terrorism Should Be A Federal Crime

5:21pm December 31, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary McCord, former Justice Department official, about why McCord believes Congress should make domestic terrorism a federal crime.

Fighters from the Kataeb Hezbollah militia inspect the destruction of their headquarters on Monday in the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike in Qaim, Iraq.

Iraq Condemns U.S. Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militia

6:56pm December 30, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The Iraqi government has condemned the strikes as an attack on Iraqi sovereignty. The militia says at least 25 of its fighters were killed. Iraq said it would summon the U.S. ambassador.

President Donald Trump speaks during a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump Comes Under Fire After Sharing Name On Twitter Of Alleged Whistleblower

11:03pm December 29, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

On Friday, Trump shared a post that included the name of a former intelligence community official whom many of the president's supporters believe is the whistleblower.