Paul McLeary

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

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US President Donald Trump speaks at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on January 21, 2017. Trump told the CIA Saturday it had his fervent support as he paid a visit to mend fences after publicly rejecting its assessment that Russia tried to help him win the US election. "I am with you 1,000 percent," Trump said in a short address to CIA staff after his visit to the agency headquarters in Virginia. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump speaks at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on January 21, 2017. Trump told the CIA Saturday it had his fervent support as he paid a visit to mend fences after publicly rejecting its assessment that Russia tried to help him win the US election. "I am with you 1,000 percent," Trump said in a short address to CIA staff after his visit to the agency headquarters in Virginia. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: National Security Absent in Wild First Weekend; Mattis Arrives at Pentagon; Russia Inks New Basing Deal in Syria

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016. Syria's conflict erupted in 2011 after anti-government protests were put down. Fighting quickly escalated into a multi-faceted war that has killed more than 270,000 people and forced millions from their homes. / AFP / Vasily Maximov / MOY (Photo credit should read VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images)
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016. Syria's conflict erupted in 2011 after anti-government protests were put down. Fighting quickly escalated into a multi-faceted war that has killed more than 270,000 people and forced millions from their homes. / AFP / Vasily Maximov / MOY (Photo credit should read VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria

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Paul McLeary
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.
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.

SitRep on Inauguration Day: Infighting Between Mattis, Trump Team; Obama Staffers Staying; Intel Agencies Investigating Trump/Russia Ties

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 29: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter awaits the arrival of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Pentagon August 29, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Parrikar is scheduled to lay a wreath at the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial and participate in a joint news conference with Secretary Carter following bilateral meetings. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 29: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter awaits the arrival of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Pentagon August 29, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Parrikar is scheduled to lay a wreath at the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial and participate in a joint news conference with Secretary Carter following bilateral meetings. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SitRep: Empty Seats in Trump Pentagon, State; U.S. General Readies ISIS War Plans; North Korea Readies Missile Tests

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. testifies during a hearing before the Defense Subcommittee of Senate Appropriations Committee April 27, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing on the FY2017 budget for the Defense Department. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. testifies during a hearing before the Defense Subcommittee of Senate Appropriations Committee April 27, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing on the FY2017 budget for the Defense Department. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Nation’s Top General Says He Has ISIS War Options Ready for Trump

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Paul McLeary
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg (3rd-R) chairs a meeting of foreign ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 6, 2016. / AFP / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg (3rd-R) chairs a meeting of foreign ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 6, 2016. / AFP / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

NATO General (Kind of) Agrees With Trump — Parts of the Alliance Are Broken (Sort of)

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Paul McLeary
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Situation Report: NATO Reacts to Trump; Russia Says U.S. in Bed With ISIS; and much more.

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Paul McLeary
Military vehicles are loaded on a train in Steenwijk, the Netherlands, on January 11, 2017, to be transported to Poland where the Netherlands will take part in a major military exercise with Germany, Poland, Estonia, Canada and USA. / AFP / ANP / Vincent Jannink / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read VINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images)
Military vehicles are loaded on a train in Steenwijk, the Netherlands, on January 11, 2017, to be transported to Poland where the Netherlands will take part in a major military exercise with Germany, Poland, Estonia, Canada and USA. / AFP / ANP / Vincent Jannink / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read VINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: U.S. Tanks Arrive in Poland, But Will Trump Let Them Stay?; China Hints at War Over Tillerson’s South China Sea Comments

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Retired Marine Corps general James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be the next secretary of defense in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 12, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Retired Marine Corps general James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be the next secretary of defense in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 12, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Splitting From Trump, Defense Pick Mattis Slams Russia, Supports Iran Deal

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Paul McLeary
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 11: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 11: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

SitRep: Mattis Wants More Pentagon Officials to Stay; Trump Wants to Limit SecDef’s Exposure; New Radar Peeping on North Korea

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan (L-R) testify before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The intelligence heads testified to the committee about cyber threats to the United States and fielded questions about effects of Russian government hacking on the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan (L-R) testify before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The intelligence heads testified to the committee about cyber threats to the United States and fielded questions about effects of Russian government hacking on the 2016 presidential election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

SitRep: Leaked Docs, Russian Intel, and Trump; Flynn and Tillerson Diss Obama; China Flies, Taiwan Scrambles

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army ride armoured pick up trucks during battles against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the town of Qabasin, located northeast of the city of Al-Bab, some 30 kilometres from Aleppo, on January 8, 2017. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army ride armoured pick up trucks during battles against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the town of Qabasin, located northeast of the city of Al-Bab, some 30 kilometres from Aleppo, on January 8, 2017. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Hearing Blitz as Congress Rushes Through Trump Picks; Russia Buzzes U.S. Aircraft; Pentagon Rumors Swirl

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

SitRep: Trump and Flynn’s Syria War Plans; Mattis’ Tough Iran Talk; Big Week for Trump Nominees

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

To Crush ISIS, Will Trump Send U.S. Troops Into Syria?

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
Cars pass by a billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed by pro-Serbian movement in the town of Danilovgrad on November 16, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on November 15, evening and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said. / AFP / Savo PRELEVIC (Photo credit should read SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Cars pass by a billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed by pro-Serbian movement in the town of Danilovgrad on November 16, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on November 15, evening and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said. / AFP / Savo PRELEVIC (Photo credit should read SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Intel Chiefs, Senators Push Back on Russia Hack; Russian Carrier Going Home

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Paul McLeary, Adam Rawnsley
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