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

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As the Chinese protects claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea, the Trump administration will "send a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, [China's] access to those islands also is not going to be allowed," secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson said. (Associated Press)

Trump’s change of course in Asia challenges China, Obama’s pivot

The Trump administration's vow to block Beijing from seizing territory in the South China Sea has sparked outrage among Chinese leaders, and Mr. Trump's rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has prompted confusion and unease among some key U.S. allies.

January 25, 2017
Mounds of rubble used to be high-rise apartment buildings in the once rebel-held Ansari neighborhood in eastern Aleppo, Syria. Residents have been evacuated and are now refugees. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump eyes establishment of safe zones in Syria

President Trump is expected to order the Pentagon and State Department to develop a series of "safe zones" in Syria, a move that administration critics claims could draw the U.S. military deeper into the country's civil war.

January 25, 2017
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, shakes hands with Secretary of Defense James Mattis as Mattis looks up at the Pentagon upon his arrival, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon denies cooperation with Russia in Syrian airstrikes

The Trump White House and the Pentagon on Monday sent mixed signals over potential U.S. military cooperation with Russian forces in Syria, amid claims by Moscow that American commanders had provided intelligence to their Russian counterparts in the civil war.

January 23, 2017
Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighborhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Last month, government forces captured all parts of eastern Aleppo, brining Syria's largest city to full control of Syrian authorities for the first time since July 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

U.S. bombers hit al Qaeda camp in Syria

American long-range bombers struck a major al Qaeda training camp in Syria on Thursday, reportedly killing roughly 100 militants in the strike.

January 20, 2017
Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves legal fix to allow James Mattis to lead the Pentagon

Defense Secretary-nominee James Mattis became the latest of President-elect Donald Trump's picks to break with his boss' campaign rhetoric, saying at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday that he believed Russia was trying to break the NATO alliance and rejecting the use of torture on terrorist suspects.

January 12, 2017
The Liaoning, China's sole aircraft carrier, held drills in the South China Sea before steaming through a restricted area in the strait between the mainland and Taiwan. (Associated Press)

China tests Donald Trump with Taiwan breach

Taiwan ordered warships and fighter jets into the strait separating the country from China, after China's sole aircraft carrier steamed through a restricted area in an aggressive show of force by Beijing just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in Washington.

January 11, 2017
Families watch from a pier as the USS Mahan departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on Nov. 19, 2016. (U.S. Navy)

U.S.-Iran naval incident raises tension ahead of Trump inauguration

A U.S. destroyer steaming through the contentious Strait of Hormuz fired multiple warning shots at advancing Iranian attack boats on Monday, breaking the lull in relative calm between Washington and Tehran in the contested regional waters two weeks before the Trump administration is installed.

January 9, 2017