Anna Mulrine Grobe

5 days ago | csmonitor.com | Scott Peterson |Anna Mulrine Grobe |Dina Kraft |Taylor Luck

The United States struck three key nuclear sites in Iran overnight, leaping into Israel’s eight-day military campaign against Iran with bunker-buster bombs, in a dramatic American attack that could reshape the Middle East for decades to come. President Donald Trump said the U.S. attack “totally and completely obliterated” what remained of Iran’s nuclear program, after more than a week of pummeling by Israeli airstrikes.

Jan 15, 2025 | csmonitor.com | Dominique Soguel |Anna Mulrine Grobe

President-elect Donald Trump’s interest in making Greenland a part of the United States dates back to at least 2019, when he first publicly aired the idea. Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory, shrugged off Mr. Trump’s offer to buy it at the time. But now he is pushing the issue again and says that he isn’t ruling out the use of military measures to make Greenland’s acquisition a reality.

Jan 14, 2025 | csmonitor.com | Anna Mulrine Grobe

As the confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth gets underway on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, veteran servicewomen like Paula Coughlin will be watching closely. Ms. Coughlin, who narrowly escaped rape during the now-infamous Tailhook scandal of 1991, was a pioneering whistleblower in the movement to change Pentagon thinking and policies that long tolerated inaction and retribution against service women like her.

Jan 14, 2025 | everand.com | Anna Mulrine Grobe

As Pete Hegseth faced a contentious Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of defense Tuesday, veteran servicewomen including Paula Coughlin were watching closely. Ms. Coughlin, who narrowly escaped rape during the now-infamous Tailhook scandal of 1991, was a pioneering whistleblower in the movement to change Pentagon thinking and policies that long tolerated inaction and retribution against service women like her.

Dec 16, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Anna Mulrine Grobe

For months, people have reported drones flying near U.S. military installations – most recently in New Jersey. An FBI official said there “has been a slight overreaction” to the drones, but the federal government’s inability to provide definitive explanations and solutions has generated annoyance, suspicion, and calls for action. Why We Wrote ThisA spate of unusual drone sightings in the U.S. is raising questions about oversight.