Stevenson’s army, October 9

7 years ago

- The Post has a good tick-tock on the Erdogan-Trump phone call.  It sounds as if Trump wen through his…

Stevenson’s army, October 8

7 years ago

It's really unclear what administration policy in Syria is this morning. The president announced a pullout of US forces. When…

Stevenson’s army, afternoon edition

7 years ago

Why wait til morning when there are several really good articles to share?- Politico says national security officials were blindsided…

Sickening

7 years ago

Today's announcement of a unilateral withdrawal of US forces from northeastern Syria in response to Turkey's request is the worst…

Stevenson’s army, October 7

7 years ago

President Trump, following a conversation with Turkish President Erdogan, announced withdrawal of remaining US forces in Syria, reportedly against the…

A vote for change

7 years ago

Kosovo voted for a new parliament today. The results are striking: the two parties that formed most of the majority…

Time to spill the beans

7 years ago

Yes, I do know both Bill Taylor and Kurt Volker. Bill and I worked together at USIP for several years.…

One more failure

7 years ago

I'd like to revise my judgment yesterday that the appointment of Richard Grenell as Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and…

Stevenson’s army, October 5

7 years ago

Bloomberg reports [sorry, there's a limited paywall] that WH has ordered a "substantial" cut in the NSC staff. Article says…

Stevenson’s army, October 4

7 years ago

Extra weekend reading: the Volker testimony to the House committees;  the texts released by the House committee chairs.The texts show…