Rational Security: The “Probing the Probe” Edition

Matthew Kahn
Friday, December 15, 2017, 4:47 PM

Republicans question the integrity of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. President Trump says he will move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (Tamara’s suggested article for reference). And Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gives a year-end address (or is it a farewell?) to State Department employees. Plus, Shane recommends a new book about George Marshall’s mission to China. Tamara takes note of the Saudis’ new interest in art.

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Republicans question the integrity of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. President Trump says he will move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem (Tamara’s suggested article for reference). And Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gives a year-end address (or is it a farewell?) to State Department employees. Plus, Shane recommends a new book about George Marshall’s mission to China. Tamara takes note of the Saudis’ new interest in art. And Susan remembers the anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook.

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Matthew Kahn is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School and a contributor at Lawfare. Prior to law school, he worked for two years as an associate editor of Lawfare and as a junior researcher at the Brookings Institution. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2017.

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