HR McMaster

H.R. McMaster Is Shopping A Book Around

Political books are hot — and the former national security adviser might want in.

New Yorker publishes profile of H.R. McMaster just weeks after Trump fires him

"Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?"

Historian H.R. McMaster out, John Bolton is in

National security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is leaving the Trump administration and will retire from the army this summer.

Undermined and Beleaguered, H.R. McMaster Soldiers On

The White House is knocking back speculation that Gen. McMaster will be replaced sooner rather than later.

White House preparing for McMaster exit as early as next month

The move would be the latest in a long string of staff shakeups at the White House over the past year and comes after months of strained relations between the president and McMaster.

Juan Cole has an interesting take on Jared Kushner

by Juan Cole

The historian thinks Kushner is being targeted by the intelligence community, led by HR McMaster.

HR McMaster says Russian meddling in our elections represents a real threat

The historian, who serves as Trump’s national security adviser, has accused Russia of "a sophisticated campaign of subversion" to undermine free and open societies.

Sources: McMaster Mocked Trump’s Intelligence at a Private Dinner

At dinner at a lobbying hotspot with a powerful tech CEO, the national security adviser said the president has the intelligence of a “kindergartner,” according to sources. Oracle and the Trump administration deny the comments.

Anti-McMaster campaign is about to get uglier

His foes are going to claim that he has a drinking problem (though reporters say they are unaware of any evidence for the claim).

Trump Defends McMaster as Conservatives Seek His Dismissal

“General McMaster and I are working very well together.” – Donald Trump

H.R. McMaster continuing to clean house at the NSC

This time he got rid of an aide who claimed in a memo that Trump is under sustained attack from subversive forces both within and outside the government who are deploying Maoist tactics.

One reason H.R. McMaster and Trump don't have a close relationship

by Mike Allen

Trump wants to kibitz. McMaster wants to get down to business. 

The Trump team is obsessing over Thucydides, the ancient historian who wrote a seminal tract on war

Steve Bannon, H.R. McMaster, James Mattis – they all love Thucydides.

What Does H.R. McMaster’s Famous Book Tell Us About Him?

by Michael H. Hunt

How would McMaster today compare the Vietnam policy he indicted in his book with the failed record of counter-insurgency in which he has played so signal a role?

HR McMaster claims Trump has strengthened alliances with NATO countries

by HR McMaster & Gary Cohn

"A determination to stand up for our people and our way of life deepens our friends’ respect for America."

Military Journalist Calls on General McMaster to Step Down—And Let Trump Be Trump

by Thomas E. Ricks

Save your reputation while you still can. The country will be fine, says Thomas Ricks.

H.R. McMaster criticized – and not for his defense of Trump

by Daniel Bessner

He’s taken to task because he "clearly and unquestioningly embraces the premises that have supported the American empire since 1945.”

H.R. McMaster Takes a Dive

by Jack Shafer

"The national security adviser’s fanboys are having a sad over his shilling for Baby Donald."

Trump screamed at national security adviser H.R. McMaster over comments to South Korea

Trump was livid after reading McMaster called South Korean officials to say Trump's statement that the American ally would have to pay for a missile defense system wasn't official policy.

McMaster knows how national security policy can go wrong. Will that help him?

by Phillip Carter

Trump's new adviser will need to avoid the Vietnam-era mistakes he studied, says former Army officer.