Latest "H.R. McMaster" stories

Former administration officials argue over whether keeping US troops in Afghanistan would have helped

Former U.S. diplomatic leaders argued that a permanent U.S. military force in Afghanistan could have ensured stability in the region.

By Leo Shane III

20 months ago

Biden boots Trump appointees from military academy advisory boards

The non-partisan board is meant to provide outside advice to school leaders on a host of personnel and academic issues.

By Leo Shane III

21 months ago

McMaster: Strategic competitors probably view the US as ‘weak’

McMaster’s comments come as he is promoting his new book, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World” that was released this month.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy

“A young student stood up and said ‘all I’ve known my whole life is war,’” McMaster said. “Now, he’s never been to war, but he’s been subjected, I think, to this narrative of war-weariness.”

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Pompeo to visit North Korea next week, with Ford exec as envoy

Stephen Biegun is to handle negotiations with North Korea over dismantling its nuclear weapons program.

5 years ago

Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion, US official says

As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can’t the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country?

5 years ago