Three reasons that Jim Mattis’s resignation is not just unusual — but startling Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 21, 2018 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has resigned. His letter made clear
John Bolton will be the new national security adviser. That doesn’t mean we’re going to war — yet. Elizabeth N. Saunders - March 23, 2018 Here are three ways foreign policy advisers - and especially hawkish advisers - matter.
Could Mike Pompeo actually succeed as secretary of state? Elizabeth N. Saunders - March 13, 2018 It all depends on Trump.
Trump shifted gears on Afghanistan — but what role do foreign policy advisers play? Here’s what the research says. Elizabeth N. Saunders - August 23, 2017 Advisers matter, but the buck still stops with Trump.
The 4 key things you need to know about Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military service Mitchell Sellers - July 31, 2017 President Trump made history Wednesday, July 17, 2017, in two
Steve Bannon is on the National Security Council. That sends a big signal. Elizabeth N. Saunders - February 1, 2017 Bannon's new role suggests that National Security Council politics are very different from what they used to be.
Trump may put 5 military officers in top posts. That’s unprecedented. Peter White - December 1, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump is, apparently, partial to former generals and
When the White House changes hands, it is a dangerous time in foreign policy Philip Potter and Tony Lucadamo - November 10, 2016 The rest of the world is holding its breath.
Mitch McConnell said you don’t need experience to be president Elizabeth N. Saunders - July 27, 2016 Here's why he's wrong.
Every new U.S. president faces a surprise international crisis. So in the primaries, should foreign policy experience matter? Tony Lucadamo - November 17, 2015 Every president in U.S. history possessed some form of government