Shadow Government 2017-2021
List of Shadow Government 2017-2021 articles
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gettyimages-516871448 Trump’s ‘Outside-In’ Approach to Israel-Palestine Won’t Work Right Now
In recent years, ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors have quietly improved.
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KEVIN DIETSCH/Pool/Getty Images It’s Mattis and Pence to the Rescue of the Transatlantic Alliance
The Defense Secretary and the Vice President can either bring a message of unity and leadership to ease allies … or not.
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donaldkirk North Korea Is Trump’s Kobayashi Maru: Here Are 4 Approaches to the No-Win Nuke Test
If Trump doesn't do something about Pyongyang, forget "live long and prosper."
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Matsuzaki arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland just outside Washington, DC on February 9, 2017. Prime Minister Abe will meet with US President Donald Trump on February 10, 2017 at the White House. / AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump?
Concerned. Anxious. Confused. Perplexed. These are the most common adjectives I heard in Tokyo last week from Japanese officials and experts who are trying to understand the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy and what it might mean for them.
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Pro-government forces walk in the port of the western Yemeni coastal town of Mokha as they advance in a bid to try to drive the Shiite Huthi rebels away from the Red Sea coast on February 9, 2017. Forces supporting President Abedrabbo Masnour Hadi, backed by the coalition, began a major offensive on January 7 to recapture the coastline overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. / AFP / SALEH AL-OBEIDI (Photo credit should read SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images) From SEALs to All-Out War: Why Rushing Into Yemen Is a Dangerous Idea
The first foreign-policy crisis of the Trump administration may be in a country most Americans could not find on a map.
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CORRECTING NATIONALITY OF SOLDIER A Thai soldier gestures from his position securing a road lined with the flags of member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and regional dialogue partner countries at the conference venue in the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 21, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived July 21 to Thailand where she will be meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva before heading to the island of Phuket on July 22 to attend a regional security meeting with her ASEAN counterparts. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How the U.S. Can Retain Leadership in Asia
Secretary of State Rex Tilerson appears to have clarified the puzzling statements on the South China Sea that he made at his confirmation hearing. This is encouraging.
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Is Trump’s Stance on East Asia Less Radical Than Expected?
The secretary of defense's trip to Asia reassured U.S. allies.
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<> on January 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. Trump Should Praise Vladimir Kara-Murza — Not Vladimir Putin
In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, Trump sought to excuse the murder of journalists, activists, and political opposition members in Russia
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against the at Yankee Stadium on July 30, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Slippery Slope of Trump’s Dangerous ‘Whataboutism’
The president’s moral relativity is an attack on our shared values, an invitation to dictators, and license to commit awful deeds.
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Several hundred people, holding up portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (L), gather near the Russian embassy in Damascus on October 13, 2015 to express their support for Moscow's air war in Syria, just before two rockets struck the embassy compound sparking panic among the crowd. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) The Strategic Suicide of Aligning With Russia in Syria
Cutting a bargain with Moscow to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State would be a disaster for U.S. security and influence.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to employees upon his arrival at the State Department, on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Last night Tillerson was sworn in after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Security, and 3 Other Tips for Tillerson
A few notes on the new secretary of state’s first speech to his new employees.
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US President Donald Trump holds an executive memorandum on defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. US Vice President Mike Pence (L), National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (R) joined Trump. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) In Syria, Trump Faces a Tough Balancing Act Between Turks and Kurds
There are few good options left in Syria.
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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian man sits near Israel's controversial separation barrier dividing the Palestinian neighbourhood of Al-Tur in the Israeli annexed East Jerusalem with the West Bank, on February 11, 2016. / AFP / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Sounds Like Obama on Israeli Settlements
In the hall of mirrors that is Middle East peacemaking, this seeming rebuke of Israel may, in fact, have been coordinated with Netanyahu after all.
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US National Security Adviser Mike Flynn speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2017. Flynn signaled a more hardline American stance on Iran Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring he was "officially putting Iran on notice." / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Will Likely Regret His Red Line on Iran
When Iran does act out again — which it will — we should not taunt Trump about being weak or bait him into acting militarily.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) holds a glass of champagne during a ceremony at the Mariinsky Theatre, as part of his visit to Saint Petersburg on December 2, 2016. / AFP / SPUTNIK / Mikhail KLIMENTIEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTIEV/AFP/Getty Images) The Wrong Move on Russia Sanctions Could Have Dire Consequences for the U.S.
The greatest national security tests Trump will face are yet to come.
