Global Crises
HR McMaster scorns endless war 'mantra' while pushing for endless war
The former general joins a chorus of calls to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely with broad assumptions that there will be no costs.
August 20, 2021
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Asia-Pacific
The generals lied and the fantasy died
H.R. McMaster and other apologists for the failed policy in Afghanistan would like us to focus on anything but their complicity in it today.
August 17, 2021
Washington Politics
McMaster’s failed case against 'retrenchment': a European perspective
What McMaster and other members of the “blob” ignore is that it is the U.S. that is increasingly seen as a destabilizing force by allies and multilateral institutions.
July 08, 2020
Asia-Pacific
How a few tweets helped lead HR McMaster to envision a new cold war with China
Former Trump national security adviser HR McMaster's essay calling for the U.S. to take a more confrontational stance on China falls flat.
May 13, 2020
Asia-Pacific
How H.R. McMaster sees China: Employing 'strategic empathy' to validate his 'strategic narcissism'
Imagine an alternate history after WWII where Hawaii broke away from a decimated United States and sought security guarantees from China.
May 05, 2020
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