What the Mattis resignation tells us about how Trump is damaging the military’s credibility Michael Robinson - December 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81861" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Defense Secretary Jim Mattis welcomes Vice
Trump set a record for White House staff turnover in the first year Kathryn Tenpas - January 16, 2018 Every new president loses top staff during the administration’s first
What the Iran sanctions case in New York means for Turkey and Erdogan A. Kadir Yildirim - December 2, 2017 What began as a domestic corruption probe has evolved into an international case with implications far beyond Turkey's borders.
Are transgender military members more suicidal than others? A careful look at the data puts that in doubt. Michael Flynn - September 12, 2017 On Aug. 25, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing
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.
Trump’s nominations for U.S. ambassador are hardly draining the swamp Dennis Jett - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58630" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former senator Scott Brown speaks in Nashua,
What can Watergate teach us about the Trump White House? Andrew Rudalevige - May 18, 2017 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) recently told a fundraising dinner that “We've
Trump had his first big foreign policy challenge. So what did we learn? Elizabeth N. Saunders - April 7, 2017 The first test of every new foreign policy team reveals some clues.
Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection? Henry Farrell - March 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55620" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FBI Director James B. Comey leaves
Is the White House ready for these ‘nightmare scenarios’ in U.S. foreign policy? James Vreeland and David Laitin - February 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54465" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A technician prepares a Ukrainian MIG-29