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Author: Paul Pillar

Don’t Make It About the Oil

Published October 29, 2019by Paul Pillar 16 Comments

By Paul R. Pillar Confusion has prevailed regarding the purposes of the U.S. troop presence in Syria, and whether the declared purposes are the actual ones. Originally the expedition was widely understood to be all about combating the Islamic State… Continue Reading →

Syria ISIS, Paul Pillar, Syria, terrorism, Trump

Pushing NATO into the Persian Gulf

Published October 24, 2019by Paul Pillar 5 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper is in Brussels this week for a meeting of NATO defense ministers, with the Turkish incursion and related events in Syria likely to figure prominently in the discussions. But Esper… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Iran, US Foreign Policy Iran, NATO, Paul Pillar, Persian Gulf, U.S. Foreign Policy

Impeachment and the Integrity of Foreign Policy

Published October 21, 2019by Paul Pillar 4 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar Amid the stream of impeachment-related developments in recent weeks is a largely overlooked contrast with the cases of the three previous presidents who have faced impeachment: U.S. foreign relations are at the center of the impeachment… Continue Reading →

Analysis, US Foreign Policy Donald Trump, impeachment, Paul Pillar, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States

Who, and What, Identifies a Threat?

Published October 15, 2019by Paul Pillar 2 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar Among the roles that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff plays is that of “global force integrator,” which entails setting priorities in addressing threats around the world and recommending where to deploy U.S. military… Continue Reading →

Analysis, US Foreign Policy Defense Department, military, Paul Pillar, Pentagon, U.S. Foreign Policy

The Shortsighted Debate on Syria

Published October 9, 2019by Paul Pillar 7 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the border region in northeast Syria is exceptionally rare in drawing fire from Republicans at least as much as from Democrats who oppose him on a multitude of… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Syria, US Foreign Policy Donald Trump, kurds, Paul Pillar, Syria, Syrian civil war, Syrian Kurds, Turkey, United States

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