Ukraine
Pompeo Visited Ukraine. Good. What Next?
Steven Pifer Fri, Feb 7, 2020, 9:19 AM
Ukrainians want action to demonstrate the Trump administration's commitment to the country.
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Foreign Policy Essay
“Real” Deterrence? Identifying the Trump Administration’s Iran Strategy
Joshua Rovner Sun, Jan 26, 2020, 10:00 AM
When the secretary of state says "deterrence," it seems like he means something else.
The Ukraine Connection
House Chairmen Subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Jacob Schulz Sat, Sep 28, 2019, 1:16 PM
The chairmen of the three House committees—Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence—issued a subpeona to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to produce documents related to the Trump administration's interractions with officials associated with the Ukrainian government.
Water Wars
Water Wars: Dollar Diplomacy
Nathan Swire Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 1:27 PM
At the ASEAN Regional Forum on Aug.
Secrecy: FOIA
A Letter from Michael Pompeo
Benjamin Wittes Wed, Jan 3, 2018, 3:01 PM
I was surprised to find in my mailbox this morning a small package from the CIA. I was even more surprised to find within it a letter to me from CIA Director Michael Pompeo himself. The contents of Pompeo's letter, which the CIA posted on its website as well, further surprised me.
Secrecy: FOIA
What Did Mike Pompeo Say to the CIA Workforce in his Holiday Message?
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 1:30 PM
I confess that I don't know the answer to this question.
But the grapevine has been buzzing this morning in response to a Christmas letter the CIA director apparently sent to his workforce—a message which has a bunch of agency eyebrows heading skyward about the director's supposedly political and exclusionary words.
This seems like a job for the Freedom of Information Act.
I filed this request a few moments ago seeking both the message itself and any summaries of complaints received in response to it:
Foreign Policy Essay
Intelligence, Politicization, and the Russia Probe
Joshua Rovner Sun, Sep 17, 2017, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: The incoming administration's scorn for intelligence professionals is a matter of grave concern to many of us at Lawfare. I, for one, worry that the administration will conduct its foreign policy without understanding the dynamics of foreign governments, their attempts to mislead us, and emerging threats like cyber subversion. Joshua Rovner, a scholar of intelligence at American University, makes me even more concerned.
The Russia Connection
What They've Said About Russian Election Interference
Alex Potcovaru, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 3:02 PM
We made a little video.
No commentary. No opinions. No nothing—except recent senior intelligence and administration officials answering questions about what they believe about the Russian election interference.
The senior intelligence all spoke at last week's Aspen Security Forum. The full videos of their remarks are available here. The other snippets are taken from, well, elsewhere.
As the Romans might say, res ipsa loquitur.
Iran Deal
State Department Affirms That Iran Deal Is Only a Political Commitment
Matthew Weybrecht Sat, Nov 28, 2015, 2:10 PM
In a letter recently released by Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS), the State Department emphasized that the Iran deal – the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – is not binding under international law. The letter was in response to Pompeo’s inquiry about why the JCPOA transmitted to Congress lacked signatures. The State Department said, in part: