Can Pompeo and Bolton coexist?
By Thomas M. Hill Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly excluded National Security Advisor John Bolton from a meeting with Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man because his participation…
By Thomas M. Hill Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly excluded National Security Advisor John Bolton from a meeting with Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man because his participation…
By Thomas M. Hill Fresh off a whirlwind tour through the Middle East and Europe, the new Secretary of State gave his first remarks directly to Department of State employees…
By Thomas M. Hill Newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had an impressive first two days on the job. Immediately after being sworn into office, he set off on…
By Thomas M. Hill State Department officials and agency watchers were probably very happy with Mike Pompeo’s responses during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last Thursday.…
By Thomas M. Hill This morning, news broke that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has finally been fired and will be replaced by current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, not the…
By Thomas M. Hill Those who think that polarization in Washington has gotten so bad that no one can agree on anything can take heart. There’s a proposal buried in…
By Thomas M. Hill On Monday, the White House released its budget for fiscal year 2019, which underwent some last-minute changes following the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA),…
By Thomas M. Hill President Trump’s obsession with the “deep state”—the supposed network of entrenched bureaucrats who work to undermine presidential prerogatives (and thereby the will of the American people)—has…
By Thomas M. Hill It remains to be seen if the mid-term elections of 2018 will be the Democratic “wave” that many have predicted—sweeping out Republican majorities in both the…
By Thomas M. Hill If Rex Tillerson’s tenure as Secretary of State is coming soon to an abrupt end, it is critical that his successor continue to prioritize Department of…