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Major Garrett

Major Garrett
Major Garrett is National Journal Correspondent-at-Large and Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News.
Policy

Iraq Is the First Major Test of Obama's Revamped Foreign Policy

Obama's May speech at the National Defense University updated the world on America's post-9/11 battle space. The recent crisis in Iraq is putting those words to the test. By Major Garrett

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This Is How Wars End in the 21st Century

The new normal is a lot like the old normal. By Major Garrett

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The Pivot Potential in Asia and at Home

Can President Obama reassure jittery allies and cut a deal? By Major Garrett

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Obama Tries To Put Putin in His Place – Again

The relentless focus on Putin’s land grab and the West’s gradualist economic response misses some relevant history. By Major Garrett

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After Secret Talks, Will the U.S. Get Iran to Open Up?

The administration's cloak-and-dagger diplomacy towards an interim deal was great. Whether it is actually effective in the next stage of negotiations is another question. By Major Garrett

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A September to Surrender: Syria and Summers Spell Second-Term Slump

Is Obama's power eroding quicker than before, or is this just typical of this stage in the presidency? By Major Garrett

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Putin Has the Upper Hand on Syria

Russia's president has the trump card in this geopolitical game, and the situation could not be any riskier for Obama. By Major Garrett