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Carlo Muñoz is a former military correspondent for The Washington Times.

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A U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan on a moonlit night. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) **FILE**

Armed drones now sold overseas by U.S. without Pentagon approval

The Trump administration on Thursday rolled out an even bigger "Open for Business" sign, streamlining the federal policies to approve arms sales to foreign governments and announcing a "manager's special" of military drones that U.S. arms companies can for the first time hawk directly to overseas buyers without the Pentagon's approval.

April 19, 2018
The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House releases new U.S. arms sales policy

The Trump administration has released its highly-anticipated revamped policy dictating how Washington conducts sales of American military hardware to allied nations worldwide. Administration officials say the new arms sales mandates under the so-called "Buy America" initiative will expand America's already dominant market share on the international arms trade exponentially.

April 19, 2018
A Pakistani navy member stands guard while a loaded Chinese ship prepares to depart Gwadar Port. A study says the massive Chinese infrastructure program called One Belt One Road that Beijing says is aimed at promoting global trade and economic growth is actually intended to expand the country's political influence and military presence. (Associated Press/File)

China military ambitions seen in One Belt One Road

China is using its $1 trillion-plus investment initiative in infrastructure projects as a way to expand its military footprint, projecting power and influence around the globe from the Horn of Africa into the Middle East and South Asia, says a report released this week.

April 18, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave after a group photo in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are meeting in the Turkish capital for talks on Syria's future. The leaders are expected to reaffirm their commitment to Syria's territorial integrity and the continuation of local cease-fires when they meet Wednesday. (Tolga Bozoglu/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump steps back from quick withdrawal in Syria

The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Syria huddled in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss the future of Syria, as President Trump appeared to scale back his comments that U.S. forces will be leaving the war-torn country in the near future.

April 4, 2018
A Kurdish security officer, background, escorts Alexanda Amon Kotey, right, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles," at a security center in Kobani, Syria, Friday, March 30, 2018. The men said that their home country’s revoking of their citizenship denies them fair trial. “The Beatles” terror cell is believed to have captured, tortured and killed hostages including American, British and Japanese journalists and aid workers. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Bombing kills U.S., British troops in Syria

Two coalition troops -- one American and British -- were killed and five others wounded Friday in a bombing near American positions in the northern Syrian city of Manbij.

March 30, 2018
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis answers a question from a reporter during his meeting with Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Monday, March 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Pentagon faces tough spending decisions

Armed with a bolstered new budget, the Pentagon now faces the dual mission of patching up current problems while preparing to fight the wars of the future.

March 27, 2018
In this photo provided Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's Xinhua News Agency,  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Kim Jong-un China visit confirmed by Beijing, South Korea says

Beijing ended the guessing game as to whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had made a secretive visit Asian nation, confirming late Tuesday night the leader was part of the delegation from Pyongyang that arrived at the Chinese capital.

March 27, 2018
"We should negotiate with anyone who is reconcilable," including elements of the Haqqani Network, Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar, told the Times shortly after a breakfast round table with reporters at the Afghan embassy in Washington on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Haqqani Network peace talks backed by White House

White House national security officials are backing an Afghan-led bid to pursue possible peace talks with the notorious Haqqani Network, alongside the Taliban, in a effort to end the 17-year war in the country.

March 25, 2018
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet, bottom, lands at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. At a potentially pivotal moment of diplomacy with North Korea, the Pentagon said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that had been postponed for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin April 1. (Hong Gi-won/Yonhap via AP)

U.S., South Korea to restart new round of wargames

Top defense officials in Washington and Seoul plan to restart a new round of massive military drills on the peninsula, initially delayed due to the recent winter Olympic games, within the coming weeks in a move assured to draw a harsh response from North Korea.

March 20, 2018