Paul McLeary

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

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US Secretary of Defence James Mattis delivers a speech during a press conference following the NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at NATO headquarter in Brussels, on February 16, 2017. The US military is not yet ready to cooperate with Russia, Pentagon chief James Mattis said on February 16, 2017 after Moscow's defence minister called for better ties. "We are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level, but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground or a way forward," Mattis told reporters at a NATO summit in Brussels. / AFP / THIERRY CHARLIER (Photo credit should read THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of Defence James Mattis delivers a speech during a press conference following the NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at NATO headquarter in Brussels, on February 16, 2017. The US military is not yet ready to cooperate with Russia, Pentagon chief James Mattis said on February 16, 2017 after Moscow's defence minister called for better ties. "We are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level, but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground or a way forward," Mattis told reporters at a NATO summit in Brussels. / AFP / THIERRY CHARLIER (Photo credit should read THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Flynn’s FBI Trouble; Trump Cabinet Forges Own Path; Harward Out; Purges at State Department

The Cable
Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
LANGLEY, VA - JANUARY 21: US President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia . Trump spoke with about 300 people in his first official visit with a government agaency. (Photo by Olivier Doulier - Pool/Getty Images)
LANGLEY, VA - JANUARY 21: US President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia . Trump spoke with about 300 people in his first official visit with a government agaency. (Photo by Olivier Doulier - Pool/Getty Images)

SitRep: Trump, Intel Community Raise Stakes; Harward Tilts Power Balance at NSC; Trump Tricks Defense Industry

The Cable
Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
150813-N-XX139-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward shares operational counter-terrorism experiences with 15 officers attending Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's (NAVSCIATTS) Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course. During this course, the officers receive training on the strategic theory of standing-up, manning, training, equipping, resourcing, employing and sustaining a "Combating Terrorism" unit. NAVSCIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse operating under the U.S. Special Operations Command, and trains and educates foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Glenn Sircy/Released)
150813-N-XX139-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward shares operational counter-terrorism experiences with 15 officers attending Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's (NAVSCIATTS) Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course. During this course, the officers receive training on the strategic theory of standing-up, manning, training, equipping, resourcing, employing and sustaining a "Combating Terrorism" unit. NAVSCIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse operating under the U.S. Special Operations Command, and trains and educates foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Glenn Sircy/Released)

A Mattis Protege Poised to Take the Helm of Trump’s NSC

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Dan De Luce, John Hudson, Paul McLeary
Retired general Michael Flynn arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump November 16, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
Retired general Michael Flynn arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump November 16, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Russia Scandal Explodes; Moscow Buzzes U.S. Ship; Hill Republicans Bristle

The Cable
Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Michael Flynn, national security adviser designate arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump January 4, 2017 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
Michael Flynn, national security adviser designate arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump January 4, 2017 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Who Can Right Flynn’s Dysfunctional National Security Council?

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John Hudson, Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Gen. Michael T. Flynn (R) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Gen. Michael T. Flynn (R) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

SitRep: Flynn Out; Uncertainty Grips NatSec Community; Trump Promises Action on North Korea

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: (AFP OUT) White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (R) walks down the West Wing Colonnade following a bilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump and Abe are expected to discuss many issues, including trade and security ties and will hold a joint press confrence later in the day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: (AFP OUT) White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (R) walks down the West Wing Colonnade following a bilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump and Abe are expected to discuss many issues, including trade and security ties and will hold a joint press confrence later in the day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SitRep: Response to North Korean Missile Launch; Flynn in Trouble; Chaos Inside the National Security Council

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured at right, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. On Saturday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from Japan, Germany, Russia, France and Australia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured at right, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. On Saturday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from Japan, Germany, Russia, France and Australia. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

SitRep: Flynn’s Russia Bombshell; Trump Backtracks on China Talk; Pentagon Wants More Time, Troops, in Afghan “Stalemate”

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
In this photograph taken on October 9, 2016, Afghan National Army commandos take position during a military operation in Helmand province. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
In this photograph taken on October 9, 2016, Afghan National Army commandos take position during a military operation in Helmand province. / AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD (Photo credit should read NOOR MOHAMMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. General Wants More Troops, More Time, in Afghanistan

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Paul McLeary
Commander of the NATO battalion battlegroup and the German contingent in Lithuania Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Huber stands in front of (L to R) the Belgian, German, French and NATO flags during a welcoming ceremony in Rukla, Lithuania, on February 7 , 2017. Lithuania welcomed several hundred German troops who will lead a multinational NATO battalion, one of four the alliance is deploying on a rotational basis this year to deter Russia by beefing up its eastern flank. / AFP / Petras Malukas (Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Commander of the NATO battalion battlegroup and the German contingent in Lithuania Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Huber stands in front of (L to R) the Belgian, German, French and NATO flags during a welcoming ceremony in Rukla, Lithuania, on February 7 , 2017. Lithuania welcomed several hundred German troops who will lead a multinational NATO battalion, one of four the alliance is deploying on a rotational basis this year to deter Russia by beefing up its eastern flank. / AFP / Petras Malukas (Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Bannonism: Chaos, or Part of a Plan?; Russia Bristles at NATO Deployments; Moscow’s New Syria Buildup

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Russia's Deputy Minister of Defence Anatoly Antonov speaks during the fourth plenary session at the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 1, 2014. China on June 1 strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US defence chief Chuck Hagel for making "provocative" speeches against Beijing. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's Deputy Minister of Defence Anatoly Antonov speaks during the fourth plenary session at the 13th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 1, 2014. China on June 1 strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US defence chief Chuck Hagel for making "provocative" speeches against Beijing. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Moscow Readies a New, Hard-Line Ambassador for Washington

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Paul McLeary, Reid Standish
(FILES) A picture dated September 21, 2012, shows a Raad air defense system carrying Taer missiles being displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran. Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic's naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
(FILES) A picture dated September 21, 2012, shows a Raad air defense system carrying Taer missiles being displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran. Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic's naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: White House Mulls Iran, Muslim Brotherhood Terror Nods; Yemen Bans U.S. Commandos; Trump Slams France, NATO

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel (R) as he arrives on stage to speak following a visit to the US Central Command and Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel (R) as he arrives on stage to speak following a visit to the US Central Command and Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Mattis, Bannon, and the Pentagon; Trump Misleads on F-35, Terror Attacks; Chinese Ships Cruising

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
US Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) attends a meeting with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (not pictured) in Tokyo on February 3, 2017. Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said February 3 as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric. / AFP / POOL / DAVID MAREUIL (Photo credit should read DAVID MAREUIL/AFP/Getty Images)
US Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) attends a meeting with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (not pictured) in Tokyo on February 3, 2017. Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said February 3 as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric. / AFP / POOL / DAVID MAREUIL (Photo credit should read DAVID MAREUIL/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Trump Defends Putin, but Moscow Pushes Back; White House Moves Ukrainian Border; U.S. Targets Iran in Yemen

The Cable
Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
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Yemen Is the First Battleground in Trump’s Confrontation With Iran

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
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