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This survey was in the field after the contentious resignation of Secretary of Defense James Mattis over sharp disagreements with the president’s abrupt decision to withdraw from Syria and while the president made a surprise visit to the troops in Iraq. [read post]
16 Jan 2019, 8:06 am by John Elwood
Malvo, 18-217 Issue: Whether the U.S. [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 6:00 am by Alvin Y.H. Cheung
For example, the Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily has reported that there is bipartisan consensus in the U.S. [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 9:54 am by William Ford
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unexpected visit to Iraq on Wednesday to meet with the country’s leadership, according to the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 5:37 am by Quinta Jurecic
The administration, after all, has failed to provide any credible evidence of any real “emergency” at the U.S. [read post]
8 Jan 2019, 12:12 pm by Nicholas Norberg
Notably, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Jan. 3 that the U.S. would ensure Turkey would not “slaughter the Kurds,” and on Jan. 6 national security adviser John Bolton laid out a plan for a withdrawal that would protect Kurdish groups and keep U.S. forces in Syria for months to come. [read post]
8 Jan 2019, 6:00 am by Chinmayi Sharma
Three core components within DHS focus on immigration, and each plays its own role in implementing the NVE: The U.S. [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 3:45 am by William Ford
Discussants will include Madelyn Creedon, the former principal deputy administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration; John Harvey, the former principal deputy assistant defense secretary for nuclear programs; CSIS nuclear director Rebecca Hersman; Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig; and former acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon. [read post]
5 Jan 2019, 5:22 am by William Ford
Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes, and Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed how the new Congress and a new Cabinet might confront major national security challenges in 2019 on this week’s Rational Security: The “New Year New You” Edition: On Jan. 1, 2019, Defense Secretary James Mattis departed the Pentagon and was replaced on an acting basis by his deputy, Patrick Shanahan. [read post]
5 Jan 2019, 1:14 am by Ryan J. Farrick
Bloomberg.com reports that the contested plan, crafted by recently-departed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, was ‘less restrictive’ than the all-out ban first proposed by Trump. [read post]
4 Jan 2019, 12:43 pm by Margaret Taylor
While it is almost always good practice to ask the other side to join in an oversight letter or coordinate on a hearing topic, there is always a risk that such efforts will give political opponents an opportunity to stymie a legitimate and appropriate oversight agenda that is consistent with the Madisonian conception of separation of powers under the U.S. [read post]
4 Jan 2019, 12:43 pm by Margaret Taylor
While it is almost always good practice to ask the other side to join in an oversight letter or coordinate on a hearing topic, there is always a risk that such efforts will give political opponents an opportunity to stymie a legitimate and appropriate oversight agenda that is consistent with the Madisonian conception of separation of powers under the U.S. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 12:37 pm by Scott Harman
A U.S. defense official told CNN that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan reminded Pentagon staff to focus on the threat posed by China during a meeting with military service secretaries and undersecretaries of defense. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 5:00 am by Dan Maurer
There was Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s unusual resignation in protest, giving two months’ notice, followed by President Trump’s decision to relieve him effective immediately. [read post]