List of U.S. Government articles
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rw-crop Trump’s Focus on ‘Radical Islam’ Downplays Growing Risk From Right-Wing Extremism, Experts Fear
The administration’s plans to focus on countering only one sort of extremism could imperil the broader fight against terrorism.
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KAZAN, RUSSIA - JULY 24: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia applauds during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th FINA World Championships at TatNeft Arena on July 24, 2015 in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) Trump Needs a Russia Policy, or Putin Will Force One on Him
Unintentionally or not, the White House still appears to have no firm policy on the greatest threat facing the United States.
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People read a Kenyan daily newspaper with the front page showing newly elected US President Donald Trump in Nairobi on November 10, 2016. Donald Trump's extraordinary US election victory sent shockwaves across the world on November 9, 2016, as opponents braced for a "dangerous" leader in the White House while fellow populists hailed a ballot-box revolution by ordinary people. America's allies put a diplomatically brave face on the outcome of the deeply divisive presidential race, which has implications for everything from trade to human rights, climate change to global conflicts. / AFP / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Deafening Silence on Africa
President Trump’s repeated emphasis of “America First” during his inaugural speech leaves many to wonder what will be the basis for U.S.-African cooperation in in the Trump era.
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harward_2011 Robert Harward plans a housecleaning of Trump’s National Security Council staff
If, as expected, Harward accepts the job today, he is likely to bring in his own team, from deputy on down, with a focus on national security types with some experience under their belts.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: (L-R) National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen, FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn testify during a hearing before Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee January 29, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Current and Projected National Security Threats Against the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Trump Is Showing How the Deep State Really Works
America's intelligence agencies aren’t operating outside the law – they’re using the vast power they’ve acquired within it.
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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
NSA Shakeout; Mattis Reassures NATO; North Korea Weirdness; Fighting in Iraq
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russia-missile-crop Russia Deploys New Missiles in Apparent Violation of Arms Treaty
Is the honeymoon with Washington already over?
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he participates in a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the East Room of the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. The two leaders participated in a roundtable discussion on the advancement of women entrepreneurs and business leaders. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Russia Scandal Is Just Getting Started
The White House says Mike Flynn was going rogue, but there’s no good reason to believe that.
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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?
The president’s next national security advisor will need to tame the chaos left by Michael Flynn while battling internal rivals.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 14: (AFP-OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump looks on before signing H.J. Res. 41 in the Oval Office of the White House on February 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. The resolution nullifies a rule in the Dodd-Frank Act that "requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals." (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) What to Look for in a National Security Advisor
There should be no intermediaries between the new national security advisor and the President.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures as he talks to journalist from a balcony of the Palais Coburg hotel where the Iran nuclear talks are being held in Vienna on July 10, 2015. Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lines" at nuclear talks, after the deadline to reach an agreement in time to receive expedited scrutiny from the U.S. Congress expired with no deal. AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLOS BARRIA (Photo credit should read CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Iran Policy Is Missing One Big Piece
The Trump administration should maintain the communications channels the Obama administration opened with Iran.
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U.S. President Donald Trump congratulates his son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner after the swearing-in of senior staff at the White House on Jan. 22, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) -
rusflynn Michael Flynn Finds Defenders. In Russia.
The former national security advisor has few friends in Washington, but plenty, for now, in Moscow.
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GRAND JUNCTION, CO - OCTOBER 18: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) jokes with retired Gen. Michael Flynn as they speak at a rally at Grand Junction Regional Airport on October 18, 2016 in Grand Junction Colorado. Trump is on his way to Las Vegas for the third and final presidential debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) The Fog of Trump
Come for the chaos, stay for the consequences. The Flynn debacle is just the tip of the iceberg.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn answers questions in the briefing room of the White House February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Flynn said the White House is "officially putting Iran on notice" for a recent missile test and support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Michael Flynn Resigns as Russia Scandal Dogs White House
Trump’s national security advisor steps down, after misleading the vice president about his conversations with Russian ambassador.
