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Will the Bureaucracy Save Us from the President?
There has been a lot of talk on this blog and elsewhere over just how panicked we should be at the prospect of a Trump presidency, and over whether and how the incoming administration might be reined in. -
Hot Commodities: Energy Diplomacy Takes on New Meaning
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Brief the Electors
In less than a week, members of the Electoral College will cast their votes. Ten of them have written James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, to ask for a classified briefing to review the... -
A Special Grand Jury for the DNC Hack
By now it seems clear, at a minimum, that the Intelligence Community has reached consensus that Russia was the source of the infiltration of the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign tha... -
Trump Appoints Tillerson as Secretary of State
After weeks of speculation and a highly public interview process, President-elect Donald Trump has selected current Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be named Secretary of State. Secretary of State: Exxo... -
The Reward of Tillerson Won't Deter Russia
The aggregate sequence of events over the last few days involving Donald Trump, the intelligence community, the Russian Federation, and the still-unannounced naming of Exxon Mobile’s Rex Tillerson as our... -
Russia May Be Done with the U.S. Election, But We Aren’t Done With Them
This morning, counterterrorism and homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco announced that President Obama has ordered a “full review” of “hacking-related activity aimed at disrupting” the 2016 presidential... -
What Do We Want In A Secretary of Homeland Security?
With the news, today, that President-Elect Trump has settled on retired Marine General John F. Kelly as his nominee to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, it seems useful to ask... -
Trump Appoints DHS Secretary and Ambassador to China
Fresh from a week full of controversial diplomatic moves regarding China, President-elect Donald Trump announced another two appointments for key national security positions: Retired Brigadier General Jo... -
Transcript of the President's Remarks on the Administration's Approach to Counterterrorism
Yesterday afternoon, President Barack Obama gave a final planned national security address at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, one day after the White House released a comprehensive report on ... -
Donald Trump’s Historic Phone Call with Taiwan’s Tsai Ying-wen
In a diplomatic bombshell that could rock Sino-American relations, President-elect Donald Trump spoke with President Tsai Ying-wen of Taiwan on Friday. -
Trump Names General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense Nominee
At last night’s stop in Cincinnati along his“Thank You Tour,” President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his intention to nominate General James Mattis to the Secretary of Defense post.
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