Global Security Correspondent in Brussels for @csmonitor covering defense/military/NATO affairs | Fulbright Berlin alum | former @usnews @GeorgetownSFS
“If we didn’t have [US] troops in the region, they couldn’t hit us at all. We’ve given them hostages in the form of our own personnel at these military bases that they can menace. And I think they will..." As #Israel and #Iran weigh truce, US troops in region remain on alert. By @annamulrine via @csmonitor https://t.co/IaVgZU6DQ1
Rules of engagement for armed conflict can fortify service members against “moral injury.” Some former military leaders say the current focus on “war fighting” could undermine effectiveness. #Hegseth#military#Trump https://t.co/FOq3lOqw1O
This is going to make it harder for the press to do their jobs from inside the Pentagon. As someone who was always “visiting press” it was the only room where I had WiFi access to do my work.
Beautifully written by friend & colleague @annamulrine, detailing coming to the Pentagon as a young reporter & finding family in a press corps who have bonded and grown together by years of covering conflicts. @csmonitor https://t.co/VVtneUDJny
North Korea’s decision to send troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine further escalates that conflict – and points to growing collaboration among antidemocratic nations. @annamulrine https://t.co/8Czdhmjbir
Recent strikes by Israel on Hezbollah and Hamas leaders are part of a global expansion of targeted killings, including by the United States. We examine the legal basis for such operations. @annamulrine for @csmonitor https://t.co/gytqXly9VV
“Sometimes you have to escalate to deescalate..." What the US can do to deter a wider war in the Middle East, as #Israel, #Iran and #Hezbollah up the ante. Excellent report by @christacbryant@annamulrine via @csmonitor https://t.co/qhmcQs9wDZ
Unmanned vehicles are quickly becoming the “poor man’s cruise missile” – cheap & plentiful compared with the very fancy hardware they’re destroying, says Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies @FDD.
-@annamulrine
https://t.co/rZP2yVZauz
“Quantity now has a quality of its own – and our adversaries understand this.”
-@FDD's Behnam Ben Taleblu
Wars of the future will be awash with drones. The Pentagon is trying to keep up
-@annamulrine@csmonitor ⬇️
https://t.co/zp170xQRFe