McMaster and commander
Thirteen months as President Trump’s national security advisor
Thirteen months as President Trump’s national security advisor
If civilian leaders send troops into battle without a commitment to victory, who will sign up to serve?
It is corroded, and the necessary restorative work belongs to us all
Pundits repeat the mantra that there was ‘no military solution.’ The Taliban seem to have come up with one.
The least the U.S. can do is offer air support, intel and ensure proper logistics and maintenance contracting.
There’s not much time left to mitigate the consequences
Trump recognized threats, and at least began to address them
A new book from H.R. McMaster offers a look back at Trump's attempted containment and wooing of Kim Jong-un.
The former national security advisor on the urgent need for “strategic competence”
They want to make America second-rate again
Routes through Iraq and Syria pose national security threat to U.S. interests.
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