The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: No More Mr. Tough Guy
The week ahead in national security. Plus: Trump now finds himself in the surprising and peculiar position of trying to stop further escalation in Iran. Plus: G20 is coming.
Gabby Deutch
Gabby Deutch is an editorial fellow at The Atlantic.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: There’s No Such Thing as a Bilateral Spat
The week ahead in national security. Plus: The U.S. says Iran is “lashing out,” but even if the two nations aren’t headed for war, the conflict is now ensnaring other countries.
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Tariffs + Negotiations + Building a Wall = Border Security?
The week ahead in national security. Plus: When Donald Trump sees immigration on the country’s southern border as one of the biggest threats to U.S. national security.
Ian Langsdon / Pool via Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Trouble in the Transatlantic Alliance
The week ahead in national security. Plus: A D-Day anniversary, and grading the Trump administration’s foreign policy (a B+ for the approach to China, a D for its ISIS strategy).
Ahmad Masood / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: How Donald Trump Is Rethinking America’s Alliances
The week ahead in national security. Plus: America was ill-prepared to handle John Walker Lindh in 2001—and is still not quite ready today, and more.
Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Why Tensions With Iran Don’t Mean Iraq 2.0
The week ahead in national security. Plus: Trump and his hawkish national security adviser don’t seem to be on the same page, Huawei 5G fears, and more
Pavel Golovkin / Pool via Reuters The School Shooting America Forgot
In the year since 10 people were killed at a Texas high school, the press mostly stayed away. That’s what community members wanted.
Jonathan Bachman / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Trump’s North Korea Playbook Isn’t Working on Iran
The week ahead in national security. Plus: trying to kill two nuclear problems with one strategy, trade talks with China ended with tariff hikes and no deal, and more.
Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Kaila V. Peter / U.S. Navy / Handout via Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The U.S. Didn’t Get What It Wanted in Venezuela
Will Washington and Moscow escalate their proxy fight in Caracas? Plus: ISIS’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi resurfaces, who’s afraid of Chinese tech, and more.
Miraflores Palace / Handout via Reuters 9 Striking Moments From Michael Cohen’s Testimony
In his first public appearance before lawmakers, Donald Trump’s ex-ally took questions about the president’s conduct and his own credibility.
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