Paul McLeary


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

Articles by Paul McLeary
Mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 5, 2014. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)
Mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 5, 2014. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian Hamas militants  in the Gaza Strip, on December 7. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, on December 7. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
Palestinian protesters step on US and Israeli flags and on a portrait of President Donald Trump in Gaza City, on December 7.  (Mohammed Abed)
Palestinian protesters step on US and Israeli flags and on a portrait of President Donald Trump in Gaza City, on December 7. (Mohammed Abed)
US special operations forces near Raqqa, Syria on May 25, 2016. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)
US special operations forces near Raqqa, Syria on May 25, 2016. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)
The US embassy in Tel Aviv on December 6. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images).
The US embassy in Tel Aviv on December 6. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images).
A man takes a picture of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem, on December 4. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
A man takes a picture of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem, on December 4. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster at the White House on June 26. (Nicholas Kamim/AFP/Getty Images)
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster at the White House on June 26. (Nicholas Kamim/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 fly on a P8-A Poseidon aircraft on Nov. 2. (Carlos Reyes/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 fly on a P8-A Poseidon aircraft on Nov. 2. (Carlos Reyes/AFP/Getty Images)
US Marine Corps vehicles near Raqqa in northern Syria on March 27. (Delil Souleima/AFP/Getty Images)
US Marine Corps vehicles near Raqqa in northern Syria on March 27. (Delil Souleima/AFP/Getty Images)
Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, looks on during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on November 29. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, looks on during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on November 29. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
People watch a television broadcast, reporting North Korea's test-launch of its new ICBM on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
People watch a television broadcast, reporting North Korea's test-launch of its new ICBM on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Television broadcasts a North Korean missile launch on September 15, in Seoul, South Korea.  (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Television broadcasts a North Korean missile launch on September 15, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Afghan National Army soldiers march during a military exercise on Oct. 17. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)
Afghan National Army soldiers march during a military exercise on Oct. 17. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on November 11. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on November 11. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa on September 4, as they battle to retake the  Syrian city from the Islamic State . (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa on September 4, as they battle to retake the Syrian city from the Islamic State . (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)