Obama's new security strategy stresses 'collective action'

The Obama administration on Friday unveiled its second and final national security strategy, stressing the importance of "collective action" over unilateral ones in defending U.S. core interests...

Obama meets national security team on rebel threat to Iraq

President Barack Obama met with the full roster of his national security advisers on Monday to discuss the threat to Iraq from Sunni insurgents, the White House said on Monday.
"The President will continue to consult with his national security team in the days to come," the White House said, providing no further details.

Susan Rice hints at 'lethal' aid to Syrian rebels

By AFP | COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE, Friday, 6 June 2014.- President Barack Obama's top foreign policy advisor Susan Rice on Friday said Washington was providing "lethal and non-lethal" support to select members of the Syrian opposition, offering more detail than usual on U.S. assistance.

Top Obama administration officials typically decline to say exactly what equipment, arms or ammunition the United States is providing to moderate Syrian opposition forces.