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Trump Is Already Damaging the Ability of the State Department to Function

Fri, 27/01/2017 - 20:19
A wave of forced resignations of critical staff — with no replacements — is a recipe for disaster.

Chile Is Battling the Worst Wildfire in Its History

Fri, 27/01/2017 - 18:27
And the worst may be yet to come.

Trump’s Hiring Freeze Could Hurt U.S. in Afghanistan, Raise Costs

Fri, 27/01/2017 - 18:23
U.S. commanders in Kabul fear the freeze will create a manpower crisis

For Empathy in Politics and Policy, Check out This Chekhov Checklist

Fri, 27/01/2017 - 18:10
A different kind of Russian story.

Tony Soprano visits the CIA HQ: Who does Trump think he is fooling with this?

Sun, 22/01/2017 - 20:13
Read it aloud in Tony Soprano accent.

The Women’s March Heard Round the World

Sat, 21/01/2017 - 23:49
A round-up of marches and reactions from Women’s March events around the world.

Trump Goes to CIA to Attack Media, Lie About Crowd Size, and Suggest Stealing Iraq’s Oil

Sat, 21/01/2017 - 23:27
The new president keeps his campaign stump speech handy for a visit to the intelligence officials he spent months denigrating.

Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria

Sat, 21/01/2017 - 21:48
Russia’s military foothold in Syria just got a lot firmer and will last for decades, boosting Moscow’s heft in the region.

Trump’s Civil Religion Has an Angry God

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 23:55
America’s 45th president isn’t the first populist to be inaugurated — but he’s the loneliest.

When the Mob Rules, Everyone Is a Target

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 23:09
Trump’s ochlocracy brings dangers and threats that the Republic has not witnessed since Joe McCarthy. Do we even know how to fight back?

Undocumented Immigrants Tense on Inauguration Day, But Ready to Resist

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 20:36
If Donald Trump tries to follow through on his campaign promises, activists vow resistance.

Trump Promises ‘America First’ in Defiant and Divisive Inaugural Speech

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 20:32
Anxious allies and a polarized country may find little solace in the new president’s isolationist speech.

In Washington, Protests and Riots on Inauguration Day

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 19:18
Mr. Trump comes to Washington. Protesters and rioters do, too.

What’s up on the White House website: Trumpish promises on the U.S. military

Fri, 20/01/2017 - 19:07
I see that the Donald Trump White House has posted foreign policy and military messages on whitehouse.gov.

Davos Diary 2: Say It Ain’t So, Joe

Wed, 18/01/2017 - 17:24
As Biden delivers his valedictory address at the World Economic Forum, we wonder what might have been.

Barack Obama Was a Foreign-Policy Failure

Wed, 18/01/2017 - 16:58
The 44th president of the United States promised to bring change but mostly drove the country deeper into a ditch.

When I think about morale at the CIA, I think about 2 things: Mission and family

Wed, 18/01/2017 - 16:48
Imagine having the job of your dreams. You look forward to work each morning and are filled with a tremendous sense of purpose. Then imagine that you get a new CEO who starts publicly trashing your organization to the entire world.

How to make State great again

Wed, 18/01/2017 - 16:48
The Obama administration’s conduct of foreign policy related to global conflict may have frustrated many, but it was both coherent and internally consistent.

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