The Trump administration pulled the U.S. visa of a former Iraqi finance minister who now sits on the federal terrorist watchlist, the same woman the Biden State Department celebrated as a champion against corruption just four years ago. Taif Sami Mohammed, once praised by then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken as Iraq's "Iron Woman," can no […] The post Trump State Department revokes visa of Iraqi official Biden honored with courage award appeared first on American Almanac .
The Trump administration pulled the U.S. visa of a former Iraqi finance minister who now sits on the federal terrorist watchlist, the same woman the Biden State Department celebrated as a champion against corruption just four years ago. Taif Sami Mohammed, once praised by then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken as Iraq's "Iron Woman," can no longer enter the United States after the State Department revoked her visa this week. Mohammed is believed to be outside Iraq and has not been detained. The reversal is stark. In March 2022, Blinken hosted Mohammed at the State Department's International Women of Courage Award ceremony, crediting her with stopping bribes and exposing schemes that inflated government payrolls to enrich corrupt Iraqi…Open
The White House misunderstands when and why diplomacy with Russia might work. The post Trump’s Last Chance for Ukraine Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump’s Last Chance for Ukraine Peace The White House misunderstands when and why diplomacy with Russia might work. Time, they say, is a flat circle. That’s certainly true of the Russia–Ukraine war. This week’s headlines could have been written last October, when I was in Kiev , or on many other occasions stretching back to the Biden years. “Russia’s missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least 22,” read one from the Associated Press. During my trip, I had heard from Ukrainian officials, former officials, and military analysts that Kiev was running dangerously short on “interceptors,” or…Open
The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it […] The post Why I Joined the Ben Franklin Fellowship appeared first on The American Conservative .
The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it “functions as the equivalent of a Communist Party cell in Soviet government ministries.” Some are even trying to out and doxx members who wish to remain anonymous. It’s the controversial Ben Franklin Fellowship (BFF ). The fellowship is a DC-based nonprofit founded by former American diplomats, bringing together active officials (including Christopher Landau,…Open