Paul McLeary

Paul McLeary was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2015-2018.

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Fighters with Afghanistan's Taliban militia stand with their weapons in Ahmad Aba district on the outskirts of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, on July 18, 2017. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than 3,500 injured, the United Nations said July 17. The majority of the victims were killed by anti-government forces -- including the Taliban and in attacks claimed by the Islamic State, the report said. / AFP PHOTO / FARIDULLAH AHMADZAI (Photo credit should read FARIDULLAH AHMADZAI/AFP/Getty Images)
Fighters with Afghanistan's Taliban militia stand with their weapons in Ahmad Aba district on the outskirts of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, on July 18, 2017. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than 3,500 injured, the United Nations said July 17. The majority of the victims were killed by anti-government forces -- including the Taliban and in attacks claimed by the Islamic State, the report said. / AFP PHOTO / FARIDULLAH AHMADZAI (Photo credit should read FARIDULLAH AHMADZAI/AFP/Getty Images)

Pentagon Stops $300 Million Payment to Pakistan, Citing Terrorist Fight

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Paul McLeary
An opposition fighter looks for government forces' positions in Syria's southwestern Quneitra province on June 28, 2017 during ongoing clashes for control of the city of al-Baath. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamad ABAZEED (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images)
An opposition fighter looks for government forces' positions in Syria's southwestern Quneitra province on June 28, 2017 during ongoing clashes for control of the city of al-Baath. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamad ABAZEED (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Trump Pulls CIA From Syria, Russia Cheers; Trump Downplays Afghan Strategy

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

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Donald Trump, Präsident der USA (M.), begrüßt Wladimir Putin, Präsident Russlands (r.), im Rahmen der Eröffnung des G20-Gipfels auf dem Messegelände.
Donald Trump, Präsident der USA (M.), begrüßt Wladimir Putin, Präsident Russlands (r.), im Rahmen der Eröffnung des G20-Gipfels auf dem Messegelände.

SitRep: Trump ends CIA program in Syria; Turkey Exposes U.S. Special Operations in Syria

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SitRep: Trump’s Secret Putin Meeting; Pentagon Gets New No. 2; NATO, Russia Square Off in War Games

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Paul McLeary
NATO paratroopers drop out of a US Air Force Hercules during the 'Swift Response 17' joint airborn military exercise at Bezmer airfield near the village of Bezmer on July 18, 2017. The US led 'Swift Response 17' airborne exercise, part of the multinational 'Saber Guardian 2017' exercise, involves up to 1,600 soldiers from the United States, Canada, Italy, Portugal and Greece. / AFP PHOTO / Dimitar DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
NATO paratroopers drop out of a US Air Force Hercules during the 'Swift Response 17' joint airborn military exercise at Bezmer airfield near the village of Bezmer on July 18, 2017. The US led 'Swift Response 17' airborne exercise, part of the multinational 'Saber Guardian 2017' exercise, involves up to 1,600 soldiers from the United States, Canada, Italy, Portugal and Greece. / AFP PHOTO / Dimitar DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

NATO, Russian Troops Rattle Swords Along Hundreds of Miles of Borderland

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Situation Report: Trump Agrees to Keep Iran Deal; Tillerson Shuttering War Crimes Office; Marines Help in Afghan Fight

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US President Donald Trump (C-R) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani (C-L) take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump (C-R) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani (C-L) take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Situation Report: How Iran Won Iraq War; Secret Service Vs. Trump Team

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Paul McLeary
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 13: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes US President Donald Trump prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on July 13, 2017 in Paris, France. As part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States of America into World War I, US President, Donald Trump will attend tomorrow at the Bastille Day military parade. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 13: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes US President Donald Trump prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace on July 13, 2017 in Paris, France. As part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States of America into World War I, US President, Donald Trump will attend tomorrow at the Bastille Day military parade. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Situation Report: Trump Wraps Paris Trip; New U.S. Raid in Somalia

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US Air Force plane refuels Polish F-16 fighter jet flying over north Poland on June 10, 2016 during NATO's 10-day long Anaconda manoeuvres, the biggest war games of the Western defence alliance in eastern Europe since the Cold War. / AFP / DAMIEN SIMONART (Photo credit should read DAMIEN SIMONART/AFP/Getty Images)
US Air Force plane refuels Polish F-16 fighter jet flying over north Poland on June 10, 2016 during NATO's 10-day long Anaconda manoeuvres, the biggest war games of the Western defence alliance in eastern Europe since the Cold War. / AFP / DAMIEN SIMONART (Photo credit should read DAMIEN SIMONART/AFP/Getty Images)

Situation Report: Trump in Paris; NATO’s Game of Chicken With Russia

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A picture taken on July 8, 2017 shows destroyed cars on the edge of the road near the Syrian village of Hanna Safar, on the western outskirts of Raqa province. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken on July 8, 2017 shows destroyed cars on the edge of the road near the Syrian village of Hanna Safar, on the western outskirts of Raqa province. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Situation Report: EXCLUSIVE: Details on U.S.-Russian Ceasefire in Syria; China’s Navy Showing Up Everywhere

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Secret Details of Trump-Putin Syria Cease-fire Focus on Iranian Proxies

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 02: Erik Prince, chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA, holds up a picture showing the affect of a car bomb while testifying during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 2, 2007 in Washington DC. The committee is hearing testimony from officials regarding private security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 02: Erik Prince, chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA, holds up a picture showing the affect of a car bomb while testifying during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 2, 2007 in Washington DC. The committee is hearing testimony from officials regarding private security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

SitRep: Bannon and Kushner’s Afghanistan Plan; Iran Claims Victory in Mosul

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A member of the Iraqi forces walks through the rubble past humvees, during the offensive against Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the Old City of Mosul, on July 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Fadel SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of the Iraqi forces walks through the rubble past humvees, during the offensive against Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the Old City of Mosul, on July 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Fadel SENNA (Photo credit should read FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)

Mosul Back in Iraqi Hands, But Still ‘Tough Fight Ahead’

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A picture taken on July 9, 2017, shows a general view of the destruction in Mosul's Old City. Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul from jihadists, a US general said Saturday, as celebrations broke out among police forces in the city. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
A picture taken on July 9, 2017, shows a general view of the destruction in Mosul's Old City. Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul from jihadists, a US general said Saturday, as celebrations broke out among police forces in the city. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Another Tough Day For the Trumps; Iraq Reclaims the Rubble of Mosul

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