by Gary Sands | Jun 2, 2015 | Monitor
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrives at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS, for the 14th Asia Security Summit, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Singapore. TPhoto: Wong Maye-E, AP On Saturday in Singapore, U.S. Defense...
by Gary Sands | May 26, 2015 | Monitor
Chinese construction on the previously submerged Hughes Reef. Photo: Tuoi Tre I had not given much thought to the flight plan of the airline I recently booked to go back to the U.S. from Vietnam, but recent events in the airspace over the South China Sea prompted an...
by David Hudson | Nov 11, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One to a red carpet welcome on arrival at Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Beijing to kick off his sixth...
by Michelle Obama | Mar 24, 2014 | Monitor
Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady's posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. This morning we left Beijing and flew for about...
by Kasie Coccaro | Mar 4, 2014 | Monitor
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the International Women of Courage Awards ceremony at the State Departmentin Washington, D.C., March 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) First Lady Michelle Obama joined Deputy Secretary of State Heather...
