Robert M. Gates

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday played down the possibility of American military intervention in Libya, saying that there was no agreement within NATO about the use of force and that now was not the time for the United States to be entering into another war in the Middle East. Nonetheless, in a Pentagon news conference with Adm. Mike M...

Ahead of his meeting with Indian counterpart A K Antony, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the Pentagon wants to strengthen and expand its military to military ties with India.

Plans by the British government to make significant cuts in defense spending have spurred concerns among American military experts about Britain's ability to carry out its role as the United States' most dependable ally.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday rejected assertions that a fractious internal debate had hobbled policy for Afghanistan, expressing full confidence in the strategy and saying that he expected no major shift in direction when the Obama administration completed a review of the war effort in December.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday played down the possibility of American military intervention in Libya, saying that there was no agreement within NATO about the use of force and that now was not the time for the United States to be entering into another war in the Middle East. Nonetheless, in a Pentagon news conference with Adm. Mike M...

Ahead of his meeting with Indian counterpart A K Antony, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the Pentagon wants to strengthen and expand its military to military ties with India.

Plans by the British government to make significant cuts in defense spending have spurred concerns among American military experts about Britain's ability to carry out its role as the United States' most dependable ally.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday rejected assertions that a fractious internal debate had hobbled policy for Afghanistan, expressing full confidence in the strategy and saying that he expected no major shift in direction when the Obama administration completed a review of the war effort in December.