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ROBERT GATES


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It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?

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It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

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Biden and Xi agree to restore some military-to-military communications between the US and China

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President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces.

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Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union and is for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule.

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Russians shift focus from Kyiv — scaling back goals in war?

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Russian forces in Ukraine appear to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv to instead prioritizing what Moscow calls liberation of the contested Donbas region.

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Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war

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Calling Donald H.

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On foreign policy decisions, Biden faces drag of pragmatism

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President Joe Biden this past week found himself in search of a foreign policy sweet spot: somewhere between pulling a screeching U-turn on four years of Trumpism and cautiously approaching the world as it is.

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Analysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan

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At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11.

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Biden's gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?

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At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11.

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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

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Following the Nov. 3 election and subsequent recounts in some states, as well as unsuccessful court challenges, the outcome is clear, they wrote, while not specifying Trump in the article. The former Pentagon chiefs warned against use of the military in any effort to change the outcome. “Efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory,” they wrote. Biden has complained of efforts by Trump-appointed Pentagon officials to obstruct the transition. In reversing himself, Miller cited “recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President Trump and other U.S. government officials.” He did not elaborate, and the Pentagon did not respond to questions.

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Bahrain's long-serving prime minister dies at age 84

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That style would be challenged in the 2011 protests by the island’s Shiite majority and others, who demonstrated against him over long-running corruption allegations surrounding his rule. Late on Wednesday, Bahrain's state-run news agency initially announced Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa would lead the Council of Ministers, typically the job of the island’s prime minister. Under an informal arrangement, Sheikh Isa handled the island’s diplomacy and ceremonial duties while Prince Khalifa ran the government and economy. But while other hard-line members of the Al Khalifa family actively pushed for a confrontation with Shiites, Prince Khalifa maintained contacts with those the government opposed. “Khalifa bin Salman could and did work with both Sunni and Shia, especially through his relations with Bahrain’s business community,” Diwan said.

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