by Colleen Curtis | Apr 11, 2013 | Monitor
President Barack Obama embraces Ray Kapaun after presenting him with the Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to his uncle, Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, April 11, 2013. Chaplain Kapaun was awarded the medal...
by Matthew Wallin | Apr 10, 2013 | Monitor
Yesterday, I attended an event at American University discussing the merits of “gastrodiplomacy”—a term basically meaning the public diplomacy of food. The event was hosted by the School of International Service’s Public and Cultural Diplomacy Forum....
by August Cole | Mar 25, 2013 | Monitor
Last week, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited U.S. allies in Asia, the latest emissary sent forth to reinforce the shift of U.S. military and diplomatic focus from the Middle East and Central Asia to the Pacific. “We in the United States are currently...
by William Chodkowski | Dec 20, 2012 | Monitor
Where’s The Beef? Krepinevich Slams Vagueness of US Strategy Sydney Freedberg Jr./AOL Defense The president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has raised concerns that the administration’s strategic guidance released in January so far has...
by William Chodkowski | Dec 19, 2012 | Monitor
Contractors fear sequester’s impact Darren Samuelsohn/Politico Some of the biggest names in defense contracting aren’t just making a stink over what sequestration does to the Pentagon. Players like Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Dynamics have billions of dollars...
