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The Seven Circles of Donald Trump’s Russia Inferno

We now know that the president wasn’t ignorant of his campaign’s contacts with Moscow’s intelligence agents. But, on a scale, how complicit was he?

Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey

Lawfare

The Human Toll of Yemen’s Unending War

With the country's health services decimated by conflict, cholera is raging through the civilian population.

Alexandre FaiteAlexandre Faite is the head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sanaa, Yemen.

Feature

A Guide to Russia’s Diplomatic Properties in Washington

Putin’s government owns properties scattered around D.C. What do they all do?

Emily TamkinEmily Tamkin is a staff writer at Foreign Policy. She writes for FP’s The Cable, a real-time take on the news in Washington and the wider world. She has been at FP since the fall of 2016, before which she was an associate editor at New America, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington. She has a B.A. in Russian literature from Columbia University, an M.Phil. in Russian and East European studies from the University of Oxford, and studied Soviet dissidence in archival centers in Moscow, Tbilisi, and, on a Fulbright, in Bremen — all of which means that at FP, she writes when she can on Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.

The Cable

Senior State Department Management Officials Forced To Resign

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State Department Suspends Yet Another Fellowship Program

Critics fear the next generation of foreign policy talent could wither on the vine as State slashes fellowships.

Podcast

Rational Security on the E.R.: The “Wray of Sunshine” Edition

Can the president’s nominee for FBI director be heard over the noise that surrounds him?

The Cable

Can Trump Find a Better Deal Than the U.S. Air Base in Qatar?

It costs more to maintain the Pentagon’s military bands than to operate the al Udeid base

Barack Obama Sworn In As U.S. President For A Second Term

Elephants in the Room

John McCain Is a National Treasure

The Republican senator reflects the better aspects of what our democratic system can produce.

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Best Defense

Why Dunkirk Was a Near-Miracle for England and Churchill

This is an excerpt from my new book, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.

Podcasts

The E.R.

The “Wray of Sunshine” Edition

Can the president’s nominee for FBI director be heard over the noise that surrounds him?
The E.R.

Is Trump Jr.’s Meeting Evidence of a Conspiracy or a Circus?

A meeting with Donald Trump, Jr. has made a Russian attorney and an Azerbaijani pop star household names.
The E.R.

Is This the End of ISIS?

The Islamic State has lost the battle for Mosul. Raqqa will be next to fall. But is the so-called caliphate dead — and who are the winners?
The E.R.

The “Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Sniffing Glue” Edition

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump were all smiles at their first meeting, but the latest Russia revelations are rocking the White House.
The E.R.

Trump, Putin, and the G20

President Trump has returned from his first G20 summit and a highly anticipated sit-down with Putin. Did it live up to expectations?
The E.R.

The Russia Investigation Takes Another Twist

New reports appear to show the most concrete ties yet between an associate of the Trump campaign and Russian hackers. But is it collusion?
The Backstory

The Rocky Path Toward Kurdish Independence

David Kenner is joined by Campbell MacDiarmid and Douglas Ollivant to discuss Campbell's recent interview with Kurdistan's President Masoud Barzani about the Sept 25, 2017 referendum on independence.
The E.R.

Book Talk: The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight.

Al Qaeda’s leader was in hiding for over a decade. A new account tells us what he was doing.

Iraqi Kurds Want America as Their Divorce Lawyer

Kurdish leaders are trying to persuade the United States to broker a potentially explosive split between Erbil and Baghdad.

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