Pompeo’s ‘swagger’ can’t hide embarrassing tenure as top diplomat
Despite his weekend claims, he was the most partisan, anti-diplomatic secretary of state in recent memory.
Despite his weekend claims, he was the most partisan, anti-diplomatic secretary of state in recent memory.
His Middle East ‘farewell tour’ smacked of an effort to cement relationships with autocratic rulers and the GOP base.
While he would be a vast improvement over Secretary of State Pompeo, Biden’s pick for the job has his own share of interventionist impulses.
The role Foundation for the Defense of Democracies served as a messaging hub for a controversial taxpayer-funded project, has never been revealed until now.
The State Department appointee’s tweet speaks to a larger issue of the agency’s politicking on the government’s time and taxpayer dime.
After ignoring the problem in its own ranks, the administration has issued a toothless mandate, conveniently targeting China and Russia.
US Iran envoy Elliott Abrams recently praised successes on getting Americans released, but the reality is that Trump officials only complicated the process.
Congress’s work should include continuing the investigations the IGs were not able to complete, one of many overdue steps for it to reassert itself as a coequal branch in foreign policy.
In the best of times, dissenting against policies or practices in a federal agency is an uphill battle. In the emerging reality, dissenters will see only defeat and danger ahead.
In the upcoming coronavirus stimulus package, these officers and staff members should not only be given recognition for their heroism, but more importantly, they should be rewarded with hazard pay and provided the protective equipment they need.
The federal government has partnered with commercial airlines to ferry Americans to, from, and in between foreign countries before. Why isn’t it happening now?
American diplomacy currently finds itself in a precarious position. It has had difficult moments throughout history, but diplomats’ congressional testimonies […]