Travis Allen

About the author

is a former US Army Infantry Officer. While a Platoon Leader in Afghanistan, he was part of a joint Special Forces/Infantry team conducting Village Stability Operations in Kandahar Province. Travis graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 2010.

Failed female suicide bomber in Indonesia sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison

A woman in Indonesia who plead guilty to planning a suicide bombing has been sentenced to over seven years in prison, the first such prosecution in the country’s history. Dian Yulia Novi had plotted with her husband to detonate a suicide vest outside the presidential palace in Jarkata. According to Reuters, the 10-year sentence demanded […]

China and India agree to de-escalate standoff in Doklam

The nearly two month old standoff in the remote Doklam plateau between China and India may be coming to a close, as the two nations promise to disengage and diffuse hostilities that have been building over a border dispute. In recent weeks, India and China have maintained diplomatic communication in respect of the incident at […]

Armed left wing militant group appears outside Trump rally in Arizona

A rally headlined by President Donald Trump last night in Phoenix, Arizona drew large crowds but did not bring the political violence that many feared would come with Trump’s first major public appearance since his widely-criticized response to the race-based violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over a week ago. But that doesn’t mean some protesters weren’t […]

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

Details of President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the United States military are reportedly contained in a memo prepared by the White House, which will be presented to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis sometime this week. The rules as outlined in the memo will deny future enlistments to all transgender Americans, and give […]

Trump’s brand of realist foreign policy to start in Afghanistan

Many news outlets have seized on the troop level issue from President Trump’s speech on Monday night, citing what will surely be an inevitable decision to send more troops to Afghanistan as evidence of Trump bowing to the demands of Generals, or flip-flopping, or both. But buried inside a speech full of strong statements on […]

Tillerson: Efforts in Afghanistan are to bring Taliban to negotiating table

Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered further clarity on the new American strategy in Afghanistan as put forth by President Trump in a major foreign policy speech on Monday night. Saying that with a renewed commitment to the Afghan security forces doing battle with the Taliban, “we can […]

Elon Musk warns of lethal artificial intelligence in open letter to U.N.

An international effort from leaders in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) spearheaded by Elon Musk is calling on the United Nations to take proactive measures against the spread of future lethal autonomous technology: killer robots. The open letter signed by over 100 industry leaders to include the renowned CEO of Tesla and SpaceX cites the […]