Passing the Baton 2017: In the News
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Transition in the News
January 19
- Voice of America, Trump’s Foreign Policy Philosophy Hard to Pin Down
January 18
- The New York Times, Trump National Security Team Gets a Slow Start
- Voice of America, After Obama, Foreign Aid Programs Face Uncertainty
January 17
- The Washington Post, Rice favors ‘mean but lean’ National Security Council
- Military.com, Trump Widens Potential Rift with Mattis over NATO
January 16
- The Washington Post, ‘Never Trump’ national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted
January 14
- Economist Lexington article feature: “How to use superpowers”
January 13
- Washington Post quoting KT McFarland from Passing the Baton: “Trump’s Cabinet nominees keep contradicting him”
- World Beyond War, Imagine the Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Peace
January 12
- Bloomberg View op-ed Eli Lake: “Trump Shakes Things Up. His Future Cabinet Calms Things Down.”
- WorldBeyondWar.org op-ed David Swanson: “Imagine the Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Peace”
January 11
- Talk Radio 101.1 FM: “Rex Tillerson Set For Confirmation Showdown With Democrats”
- Atlantic Council: “Democrats Making a Mistake by Looking for a ‘Scapegoat’ for Clinton’s Loss, says Trump Advisor” and “A Roadmap for Donald Trump”
January 10
- Bloomberg View op-ed Eli Lake: “Trump Shakes Things Up. His Future Cabinet Calms Things Down.”
- The Daily Caller, “After ‘Weak Leadership At Home’ World Demands U.S. Leadership, Flynn Says
- C-SPAN live coverage of Passing the Baton 2017 morning program
- C-SPAN live coverage Secretary of State Kerry
- C-SPAN’s coverage of PtB Discussion I: The Three National Security Priorities for the Next Administration Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Frederick Kempe, Admiral James Stavridis (Retired), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR).
- The Washington Times, Rice says she’s ‘available’ to give advice to Trump’s national security team
- CNN Politics, Obama, Trump NatSec officials make nice ahead of inauguration
- Bloomberg, Trump Adviser Flynn Says U.S. Will Remain ‘Indispensable’ Nation
- Washington Post, Flynn says Trump administration wants ‘peace through strength’ (Video with short write up)
- Los Angeles Times, Trump's pick for national security advisor praises some Democrats, but is mum on policy details
- Washington Examiner, Ex-NATO Commander: Adversaries 'frightened' of Trump
- Free Beacon, Kerry Doubles Down Refusing to Accept Blame for Syria ‘Red Line’ Incident (with video)
- U.S. News, Kerry Says He’s Never Met Tillerson
- The Hill, Kerry: 'Obama never retreated from his red line' in Syria
- Atlantic Council, John Kerry Sets the Record Straight
- PBS Newshour, How can the foreign policy community get past a bruising election?
- Bloomberg, Trump’s Transition is Barely Underway at State Kerry Says
- US News, Kerry Laments Lack of Contact with Trump Transition Team
- Breitbart, Kerry on Trump: ‘We Have a Problem’ if Policy Is Made in 140 Characters (with video)
- Reuters, Kerry warns of 'authoritarian populism,' takes jab at Trump tweets
- The Atlantic, ‘We Have a Problem’: John Kerry on Making Policy by Twitter
- POLITICO, John Kerry: Transition going ‘pretty smoothly’ because it’s been ‘fairly limited’
- POLITICO, Kerry warns Trump against abusing Twitter (with Video)
- The Week, John Kerry says there hasn't 'been a lot of high-level exchange' during the transition
- Time, Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Praises Foreign Policy Mainstream
- POLITICO, Flynn calls alliances 'one of the greatest tools we have'
- Politico, Albright: I'm 'very concerned' about Trump's tweets
January 9
- Politico Magazine, “Yes, a Bipartisan Foreign Policy Is Possible—Even Now”
- Center for American Progress, Trump Administration
- Politico, What’s happened in Washington since election day
January 8, 2017
- Washington Post, President-elect Donald Trump Transition (blog)
- Atlantic Council, Frederick Kempe's Top 10 Risks 2017
January 7, 2017
- New York Times op-ed William J. Burns: “How We Fool Ourselves on Russia”
- Politico, President-elect Donald Trump Administration (Forty Five blog)
- Public., POLITICO's Susan Glasser To Moderate Discussion With Top National Security Experts Hosted By U.S. Institute Of Peace
- The New York Times, William J. Burns, How We Fool Ourselves on Russia
- Jerusalem Post op-ed Ido Kilovaty: “The world is on the verge of a cyber war”
January 6, 2017
- Atlantic Council, The Outlook for Energy Under a Trump Administration
- Foreign Policy op-ed Michael McFaul: “How Trump Can Play Nice With Russia, Without Selling Out America”
- Washington Post op-ed William Perry: “To confront North Korea, talk first and get tough later”
- Politico, Bill Perry Is Terrified. Why Aren’t You?
- Wall Street Journal, “Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to Meet in Spring”
- Washington Post, “Trump restores power of Israeli ambassador”
- NPR, “Trump Reportedly Picks Ex-Senator, Banned From Russia, As His Intelligence Chief”
- Politico, “Obama: “Tensions will be reduced' after Trump gets intel briefing”
- New York Times, “Trump Said ‘Torture Works.’ An Echo Is Feared Worldwide.”
- Politico, “Kerry: 'Nobody can predict' Trump team's choices”
- Defense News, “In Exit Memo, Carter Trumpets Pentagon Changes”
- The Hill op-ed Adam Gallagher: “It’s time for Trump to explain what will happen in Afghanistan”
- Huffington Post op-ed James Stavridis and David Weinstein: “Obama’s Disclosure About Russian Hacking Is A Cybersecurity Gold Mine”
- Wall Street Journal editorial: “A Useful Trump Intelligence Shakeup”
- Washington Post op-ed Charles Krauthammer: “Cold War relic, present day threat”
- AP, “Jordan says moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is 'red line'”
January 5, 2017
- Foreign Policy op-ed Luke Hartig: “Can Trump Unravel Obama’s Rules of War?”
- Politico, “McCain and Graham vs. Trump and Putin”
- Washington Post, “Trump’s criticism of intelligence on Russia is dividing Hill GOP”
- Politico, “Senate Democrats take aim at Trump's Cabinet picks”
- Washington Post op-ed Josh Rogin: “Rex Tillerson talks tough on Russia in private Capitol Hill meetings”
- Washington Post, “Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s exit memo is filled with policies that Trump could undo”
- Reuters, “China, U.S. should maintain proper direction of relations: minister”
- New York Times, “Trump and U.N. Leader Discuss ‘Cooperation’”
- NPR, “When It Comes To Russia, So Far Donald Trump Mostly Stands Alone”
- Bloomberg View Eli Lake: “Kissinger's Washington Is Coming Back Around”
- Newsweek op-ed Frederic Hof: “Trump Needs To Run A Tight Foreign Policy Ship”
- Wall Street Journal op-ed James Bacchus: “Trump’s Challenge to the WTO”
- New York Times op-ed Martin Indyk: “Could an Embassy in Jerusalem Bring Us Closer to Peace?”
- Washington Post editorial: “How can the United States stop North Korea?”
- PBS NewsHour, “In farewell to U.S. military, Obama calls for ‘seamless’ transition of power to Trump”
- Washington Examiner, “Trump planning intel community shake-up, report says”
- Politico, “Trump announces 11 more White House hires”
- PBS NewsHour, “Watch our full exit interview with CIA Director John Brennan”
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Prospects for U.S. Democracy Promotion Under Trump
January 4, 2017
- Washington Post, Obama calls for 'seamless passing of the baton'
- AP, “Trump questions US intelligence as governing challenges loom”
- Washington Post, “Trump says no more detainees should be released from Guantanamo Bay prison”
- NPR, “Rush Is On To Get Cleared Guantanamo Detainees Out Before Trump Takes Over”
- NPR, “Hillary And Bill Clinton To Attend Trump Inauguration”
- Washington Post, “The frightening issue that could destroy Colombia’s peace deal”
- Wall Street Journal op-ed Holman Jenkins, Jr.: “The CIA Keeps Putin’s Secrets”
- New York Times editorial: “The Clock Is Ticking on Guantánamo”
January 3, 2017
- The Hill, “GOP Congress storms into Trump era”
- Politico, “Pence to huddle with House Republicans Wednesday”
- Politico, “Trump: North Korea will be stopped”
- CNN, “Boxed into a corner? 4 ways Donald Trump could deal with North Korea”
- Washington Post op-ed Robert Samuelson: “The new world order, 2017”
- Politico, “Trump expected to pick Lighthizer for trade post”
- Defense One, “Hacking Into Future Nuclear Weapons: The US Military’s Next Worry”
- Washington Post op-ed David Priess: “Five myths about the President’s Daily Brief”
December 13, 2016
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Cyber Operations: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next U.S. Administration
November, 2016
- The Heritage Foundation, Blueprint for a New Administration: Priorities for the President