Joint Chiefs of Staff Archives

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

Oriana Mastro and Arzan Tarapore - January 12, 2018

[caption id="attachment_68033" align="aligncenter" width="960"] South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon,

Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 16, 2017

Four things to keep in mind about last week's foreign policy upheavals.

Risa Brooks - August 23, 2017

Editors’ note: After President Trump’s announcement Monday night that the

- August 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_62420" align="aligncenter" width="960"] South Korean Army K1A1 and U.S.

Mitchell Sellers - July 31, 2017

President Trump made history Wednesday, July 17, 2017, in two

Sean Braniff - February 22, 2017

After his national security adviser was forced to resign and

Risa Brooks - February 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_54243" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of a military band rehearse

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.

Andrew Rudalevige - December 3, 2016

[caption id="attachment_42601" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The presidential seal. (Charles Dharapak/AP)[/caption] During