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Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a January 27 phone call, President Donald Trump asked Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to stop publicly saying Mexico would not pay for the southern border wall, according to a transcript that Th... -
Iran and Pakistan: An Interview with Alex Vatanka
So much of U.S. policy in South and West Asia has been determined by Washington’s relationship with two countries: Iran and Pakistan. But the relationship between these two regional powers has been in ma... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: A New Polling Project
For the past several months, we have been quietly plotting to begin developing better systematic data on public opinion and national security policy. As one of us noted recently, there’s virtually no lon... -
Christopher Wray’s First Problem: What to Do About Andrew McCabe
Christopher Wray took the oath of office at the FBI yesterday and thus started the clock ticking on a difficult problem he’s going to have to address: the fate of his deputy, Andrew McCabe, who has been ... -
Temporary Editorial Position at Lawfare
Our redoubtable associate editor, Quinta Jurecic, is taking a leave of absence starting in two weeks—a leave that will run through the end of the calendar year. This leaves us a big hole to fill, and we ... -
Rational Security: The "Send in the Adults" Edition
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly takes charge at the White House. Republican senators come to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. And President Trump finds himself personally entangled i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump has signed sweeping legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and limiting his own ability to lift them without congressional approval, as well as sanctions on North Korea and I... -
An Open Letter to Vice President Pence
On our new Foreign Policy feed, we wrote an open letter to Vice President Pence. It begins: Dear Vice President Mike Pence: -
How Much Do Americans Actually Care About the Russia Investigation?
In an earlier post, I explained how polling data on the Russia investigation underscores the degree to which partisanship taints Americans’ assessment of security politics. When asked about matters relat... -
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act: A Good Start on IoT Security
Sens. Mark Warner, Cory Gardner, Ron Wyden and Steve Daines have proposed a bill, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, that is a good first step in securing the Internet of Thing... -
White House Letter on Legal Basis for Syria Airstrikes
The White House has provided a letter to Sen. Bob Corker detailing the Trump administration's legal analysis of the basis for airstrikes conducted in Syria in May and June 2017. The letter is available i... -
President Trump Releases Signing Statement Accompanying Sanctions Bill
This morning, President Trump signed into law sanctions legislation against Russia, North Korea, and Iran, which would also limit his ability to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia without congressiona...
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