From Christopher Dickey, the author of "Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South" and "Securing the City," this site provides updates and footnotes on history, espionage, terrorism, fanaticism, policing and counterinsurgency linked to Dickey's columns for The Daily Beast and his other writings; also, occasional dialogues, diatribes, and contributions from friends.
Articles on Afghanistan, NATO, and Nikki Haley's emails, too.
I've been looking at Trump's instinct to pull the plug on U.S. allies
One of my favorite things about the holiday season in Paris is the late-rising sun. No need to get up early. Dawn comes around 8:00 a.m., sunrise 30 or 40 minutes later. And some of the perspectives are unforgettable.
I'll be sending my Christmas and New Year's emails a little closer to the date, but here's wishing you a bit in advance amazing holidays full of life and love.
Meanwhile, these are some of the stories I've been working on over the last month.
There may be a reasonable way forward in Afghanistan—and Trump may even have signed on to it—but on all sides the people who need to believe him simply don't trust him.
Trump and Macron are both right: NATO as we've known it is obsolete; NATO as it stands with Trump as president of its greatest power is, yes, brain dead.
From Paris
One of my favorite things about the holiday season in Paris is the late-rising sun. No need to get up early. Dawn comes around 8:00 a.m., sunrise 30 or 40 minutes later. And some of the perspectives are unforgettable.
