United States National Security Council Archives

Those empty desks at U.S. embassies and the State Department? They’re a big problem.

Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2017

U.S. diplomacy is suffering.

Babak Bahador - April 10, 2017

[caption id="attachment_56652" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Residents of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, hold

Elizabeth N. Saunders - April 7, 2017

The first test of every new foreign policy team reveals some clues.

Sean Braniff - February 22, 2017

After his national security adviser was forced to resign and

Paul DiMaggio and Bart Bonikowski - February 6, 2017

[caption id="attachment_53637" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman gives a thumbs-up to

Steven White - February 2, 2017

[caption id="attachment_53485" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People gathered in downtown Dallas on

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.

Kalev Leetaru - February 1, 2017

In a world upended by online news and social media,

Jordan Becker and Edmund Malesky - December 9, 2016

The more "Atlanticist" countries see a strong U.S. role in the defense of Europe.

Steven Heydemann - March 14, 2016

[caption id="attachment_37157" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Secretary of State John Kerry looks