Foreign Policy Links 1/27/17

by | Jan 27, 2017

Foreign Policy Links 1/27/17

by | Jan 27, 2017

Top foreign policy links for 1/27/17

Military Brass Fill Donald Trump’s National Security Council – WSJ

Pentagon’s Options for ISIS War to Center on Escalation – Antiwar.com

Those ‘Resignations’: What Really Happened at the State Department – We Meant Well

Congress should enact a No Presidential Wars statute – Washington Times

Trump’s Pentagon Chief Orders F-35 Jet, Air Force One Review – Bloomberg

Trump: Strong military matters more than balanced federal budget – Washington Post

The Injustices of Manning’s Ordeal – Consortium News

Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War’ – Time

The United States also denied refuge to Jews fleeing Hitler, fearing they might be Nazis – Washington Post

 

 

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