List of U.S. Government articles
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US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. President Donald Trump entered a second day of talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday hoping to strike deals on trade and jobs after an overnight show of strength in Syria. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) What Trump Calls Strength, China Calls Stupidity
Donald Trump’s Syria strike may have upstaged Xi Jinping’s summit, but Beijing is only too happy to see the United States trap itself again in the Middle East.
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A U.S. Tomahawk missile flies toward Syria on April 7, 2017. (Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) What’s Next After the Syria Strike — Preventing a Wider Conflagration
Now that the United States has taken action, it should take steps to prevent wider escalation.
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US President Donald Trump departs after delivering a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 6, 2017. Trump ordered a massive military strike against a Syria Thursday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack they blame on President Bashar al-Assad. A US official said 59 precision guided missiles hit Shayrat Airfield in Syria, where Washington believes Tuesday's deadly attack was launched. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) 3 Questions Trump Must Answer After His Syria Strike
Whether the president achieves success in Syria will depend on what comes next, not on what happened Thursday.
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TAJI, IRAQ - APRIL 12: U.S. Army trainers watch as an Iraqi recruit fires at a military base on April 12, 2015 in Taji, Iraq. U.S. forces, currently operating in 5 large bases throught the country, are training thousands of Iraqi Army combat troops, trying to rebuild a force they had origninally trained before the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in 2010. Members of the U.S. Army's 5-73 CAV, 3BCT, 82nd Airborne Division are teaching members of the newly-formed 15th Division of the Iraqi Army, as the Iraqi government launches offensives to try to recover territory lost to ISIS last year. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Tom Friedman Is Calling for a Partition of Syria. Trump Should Run the Other Way.
You’d think by now the New York Times columnist would have learned that putting U.S. boots on the ground in the Middle East doesn’t end well.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. Trump ordered a massive military strike against a Syria Thursday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack they blame on President Bashar al-Assad. A US official said 59 precision guided missiles hit Shayrat Airfield in Syria, where Washington believes Tuesday's deadly attack was launched. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Is Trump’s Bold Syria Strike a Dangerous Miscalculation?
The president enforced the U.S. red line on chemical weapons, but this could all turn out very badly.
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump held talks on Middle East peace process and other bilateral issues with King Abdullah II. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) What ‘Something’ Should Trump Make ‘Happen’ in Syria?
The president's instinct is always to punch back — and now he has created an expectation that he will do so.
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US President Donald Trump (L) and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi walk from the Oval Office to a luncheon after a meeting at the White House April 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Sisi’s Meeting With Trump Was a Success
Egypt needs a boost in both military and economic assistance, not a cutback
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FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ - MARCH 19: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Trumps visit to Arizona is the second time in three months as he looks to gain the GOP nomination for President. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) Trump’s Damning Global Retreat on Human Rights
The administration has already made it abundantly clear that supporting open societies, free speech, and the protection of civilians is of little concern.
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nunes and schiff Nunes, Facing Ethics Inquiry, Steps Down From House Russia Probe
Rep. Devin Nunes hands the reins of the House investigation into Russian election meddling to two partisan attack dogs.
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump sits during a meeting to sign executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) Can Trump Learn?
And is the National Security Council shake-up the beginning of the end for Steve Bannon?
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) answers media's question during a press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) Trump’s Attempt at Personal Diplomacy With Xi Is No Substitute for Strategy
The new administration needs an Asia plan. Here are six core principles.
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Syrian immigrants living in Bulgaria hold a photo showing the bodies of men, women, and children allegedly killed in a chemical attack east of Damascus as they protest against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the use of chemical weapons, on August 23, 2013, in front of the Syrian Embassy in Sofia. Horrific images of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, east of Damascus, in Syria have shocked the world this week. An opposition alliance says 1,300 people were killed and that chemical gases were unleashed by the Syrian regime, while the government denies any responsibility. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for Action on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Not Pointing Fingers
Casting blame will not save a single child’s life.
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White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon leaves after a press conference in the East Room of the White House March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) In Reversal, Trump Banishes Bannon from National Security Council
National Security Advisor McMaster asserts his control in a shake-up of the NSC, but Bannon remains a powerful voice inside the White House.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL 05: Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly testifies during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on April 5, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) Social Media, Cell Phone Searches For Travelers ‘Not Routine,’ Homeland Security Secretary Says
DHS Secretary John Kelly downplayed reports his agency is seeking to broadly implement such measures for travelers to the United States.
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Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at the 5th annual Dean Acheson Lecture to discuss “The Practice of Partnership in the 21st Century”, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley) Trump Should Heed the Wisdom of Richard Solomon
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit, Trump should remember the words of the great China scholar.
